Thursday, 21 May 2015

The charade ends! Okorocha cancels free education In Imo State

The charade ends! Okorocha Cancels Free Education In Imo
The political charade of the Imo State government for the past four has come to an end. Following his 're-election'' to his last term as governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha has cancelled the 'free' education policy in Imo State.


Citing lack of funds for sustenance as the major reason, the governor gave directive for the immediate stoppage of the policy across all educational institutions in the state. Sources from the state-owned Evan Enwerem University (formerly IMSU), told NewsDay Reporters that the governor has given the directives as part of the condition to pay the lecturers who had embarked on an industrial action for weeks.

NewsDay Reporters recalls that the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, IMSU chapter embarked an indefinite for non-payment of lecturer's salary for several months. Within 24 hours the lecturers called off their strike came the news of the cancellation of the free education policy.

Meanwhile, Governor Rochas Okorocha has also directed the VC of Imo state university, IMSU, to comply with the directives with "immediate effect" and start collecting tuition fees from students and prospective students.


Okorcha has got nothing else to lose as he is about serving his last term in office as the governor of the state. It is expected that other Draconian decisions would follow this, as the people of the state shwoed their distaste for his government during the elections, which he controversially won.
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