Parents Rejects Hikes In Lagos Boarding Fees.

The Coalition of Chairmen and Executives of Lagos State Model Colleges Parents’ Forum has rejected a proposal by the Lagos State Government increasing students’ feeding fee from N25,000 to N50,000.

The coalition described the plea by the Lagos State Ministry of Education that parents should accept N50,000 per term as feeding fee was insensitive and insincere.

In a statement by its chairman, Dapo Dawodu, the coalition said it later accepted N30,000 fee “as stated in letters sent to the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, State House of Assembly and the Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo.

The statement maintained that the present N25,000 being paid by each student was being mismanaged.

The statement read in part: “The minimum wage is N30,000 and you expect a parent with three children at a model college to pay a total of N150, 000 plus other personal expenses.

“The coalition has presented parents unanimous decision of an upward review to N30, 000 which is inclusive of hostel requirements and ancillaries per student,” the statement said.

The coalition, therefore, requested that parents who are professionals should be included in kitchen management in the school kitchen affairs.

The coalition, also, demanded the inclusion of parent body in the administration of the fees paid by students for accountability.

The parents urged the state government to audit called the account of all model colleges in Lagos State.