The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic
Party has urged people of the state not to be carried
away by the reversal in the school fees of the Lagos
State University by Governor Babatunde Fashola,
saying it was not done in the interest of the people.
Fashola had two weeks ago reduced the school fees
from between N180,000 and N350,000 (depending
on the course of study) to N25,000 after continuous
protests by students.
The school fees reversal has since been commended
by the Student Union Government, who described
Fashola as a “listening governor”.
However, the Publicity Secretary of the Lagos PDP,
Mr. Taofik Gani, in an interview with our
correspondent, described the reversal as a
“desperate move by the All Progressives Congress-
led government to retain power next year after
years of mismanagement.”
He said it was unfortunate that it took Fashola three
years to reverse the fees. He added that Fashola
owed the students an apology for arresting them
during several protests.
He said, “We are more than convinced that the
reversal in LASU school fees at this point in time is
politically-induced and it is more of politics than in
good faith. It is just unfortunate that Lagosians are
suffering from a man they gave their votes to.
“It shows that Fashola did not mean well for the
state. Everything he does is for pecuniary interest.
Isn’t it curious that the reversal came after his party
had lost in Ekiti State and was about to contest again
in Osun?
“The commendation should go to the students and
not Fashola. He should apologise to those who have
not been able to go for their National Youth Service
Corps programme because of the three-year trauma
that he put them through, and now he is suddenly
reversing it.”
The PDP said it had information that Fashola was
planning to reverse some “anti-people” policies
ahead of next year in order to woo the electorate.
“We have it on good authority that this
administration is planning to soft-pedal the
enforcement of the draconian law restricting the
movement of commercial motorcycles and buses.
This is just for next year’s elections and I hope
Lagosians, especially those that are mostly affected,
do not fall for this because once the election is
concluded, if the APC is voted in, it will come up with
more draconian laws,” the party said.
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