NNPC School hike: Buhari, Kachikwu called to intervene

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to intervene on the staggering hike of tuition fees in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Leadership Academy, Warri , Delta state.

Pupils of the school, through a representative of their parents, Mr. Patrick Edema, made the call Tuesday in Warri.

According to the learners, who also appealed to the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to step into the matter, increasing the fees mid-session may increase the financial burden on parents who had taken loans to ensure their school fees payment for the entire session.

Describing the sudden increment as highly insensitive, considering the current economic hardship across Nigeria, they pointed out that the increase came in just two days to resumption of the present term.

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The NNPC Leadership Academy, Warri, had allegedly increased tuition fees by 200%, giving parents barely 48 hours notification via SMS.

However, the learners commended the management of the NNPC for subsidizing the school fee all these years.

Remarking that it (school’s management) has the right to review the fees of the academy, they opined that it should be done at the beginning of a new session, adding that such way, parents will get ample notice.

They also stated that refusal to review the decision may lead to mass withdrawal of pupils from the school which may lead to complete closure of the school.

Further emphasizing that over ninety percent of pupils of the school are children of host communities, they charged President Buhari and Dr. Kachikwu to prevail on the management of NNPC to maintain the status quo.