The student leadership of the University of Ghana has petitioned the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in the educational sector over a levy being charged by the school’s administration.
The University is charging GHC100 per student as contribution for the completion of some abandoned projects in the school. Some of the abandoned GETfund-sponsored projects on the Legon campus include the Ultra-modern Faculty of Arts building and the School of Health and Allied Sciences building. GETfund halted the projects due to financial constraints.
In an interview with myJCR News, the Public Relations Officer of the Legon SRC, Mr. Mikdad Mohammed, indicated that the SRC remains against the Physical Development Levy authorities are charging students.
He continued that the SRC is not against the timely completion of projects but students of the University were already burdened with the high school fees prior to the introduction of the levy. The SRC proposed that the amount be spread over a period and there should have been a broader stakeholder consultation before the introduction of the levy.
The SRC, led by Mr. Eric Edem Agbana, has also petitioned the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary Ecucation, the Parliamentary-Select Committee on Education, and the National Council on Tertiary Education (NCTE) to come to the rescue of students. The SRC is therefore calling on students for their support as they address issues of concern.
