Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has directed the immediate scrapping of the “pandemic prevention fee” by introduced by the Abia State University management.
In addition to that, Abia State Government under Dr. Ikpeazu said it will pay N30,000 to each Abia student in the institution as further support to them, their parents and guardians in this very difficult moment of economic downturn caused by the global health crisis.
Governor Ikpeazu, in a Twit, said he took the decision after a deep review of the agreement with students and management of Abia State University where a fee of N25,000 per student was proposed as medical fee but slashed to N15,000 to help ABSU put in place adequate measures to protect the soon to resume students from COVID-19 pandemic, a Town Hall meeting and its likely effect on all the students & their parents.
The Abia State Chief Executive further revealed he had in that same meeting approved immediate bursary payment to students of Abia origin in ABSU, to alleviate impact of COVID-19 on them & enable them meet the medical fee obligations with ease.
He expressed his pride in the progress made by the institution in the past 5 years and assured of continued support for them.