The senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus
Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, on Friday described the decision of the Ondo
State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to reduce fees being paid at the
State-owned tertiary institutions, as a “dirty trick”.
He specifically said the people of Ondo State could not be
fooled again for another four years.
Governor Akeredolu had increased the tuition fees by about
200 per cent in 2018.
But the Governor has now said plans were already on to
reduce the tuition fees. He said this when the National Association of Nigerian
Students visited him on Wednesday.
Akeredolu informed the students that he had concluded
arrangements on the reduction of the fees next week.
Reacting in a statement he personally signed and forwarded, Giwa said Akeredolu would double the tuition fees if re-elected.
The cleric, however, revealed that he begged governor
Akeredolu not to increase the fees in 2018 but he refused.
He said, “Governor Akeredolu can’t be trusted for second
term and I want to repeat again that if re-elected, his administration will be
worse than president Muhammadu Buhari’s government.
“Why must he wait till few weeks to the election before
thinking of reducing the fees?
“Governor Akeredolu needs to work hard to convince the
people of Ondo State; you can’t give what you don’t have.
“I don’t hate the governor, but I detest his leadership
style. The governor enjoyed free education, but he is making life difficult for
others.
“Why should you increase tuition fees from N25,000 per year
to N150,000? It is senseless, wicked and vicious.
“Akeredolu’s government has failed in many areas. What
happens to our moribund industries in the state?
“I have sent series of letters to the governor to revamp
these industries but he vehemently ignored. How much will spend to resuscitate
these industries compared to trying to spend billions of Nigeria to create the
ones that cannot stand the test of time?”
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