Students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), located in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Monday, protested over the imposition of N20,000 on them as registration fee.
The students stated that the polytechnic has also increased tuition fees.
Speaking on behalf of the protesting students, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Chairman in Ogun State, Damilola Simeon, asked that all increased fees be immediately reversed while all newly introduced fees are abolished.
Simeon alleged that the Rector of MAPOLY, Dr Adeoye Odedeji, was “milking” the students by increasing school fees and introducing illegal charges.
While calling for the investigation of the management by the state government, the NANS leader maintained that Monday’s peaceful demonstration was “to protest against the mismanagement, corruption and inhumane policies in MAPOLY.
“We demand that a reversal should be made on all increased and newly introduced fees.”
As of the time of filing this report the school management was yet to address the issue.