The students of the University of Ibadan, have bemoaned the increase in the school accommodation fee.
The new accommodation price regime shows that students who used to pay N30,000 will pay the sum of N45,000. At the same time, freshmen in Alexander Brown Halls would have to pay N60,000, which is higher than what it used to be.
Some students who spoke with newsmen noted that the fee hike did not commensurate with the living conditions offered by the halls of residence.
Lifted, who resides in Awo Hall, said: “It is an outrageous step and highly uncalled for. We cannot see any renovations or reconstruction done in the hostels.
“The buildings are still the same old buildings with the conditions we left them, so we see no reason as to why the fee was increased.”
Tope, a Tedder Hall resident, said, “Well, I would like to say that the hike is not worth it. There is no improvement in the standard of living in the hostel. Paying 45k for a hostel without good toilets is like extortion. Nonetheless, we have got to pay for it, lol.”
Also, a Zikite, Tolu, describes the fee hike as extortion, noting “the price discrepancies without a difference in the quality of service to freshers and Staylites appear to be extortion, exploitation with no justifiable cause. Toilet condition, accessibility to light and water are erratic at crucial times”.
“The state of facilities in the hostel, the windows and nets are badly damaged, which increases the risk of Malaria
