Parents Teacher Association of Federal Science and Technology College, Yaba, Lagos has cleared the air pertaining to the alleged N50, 000 levy imposed stating that no student would be sent home on account of not paying the N50,000 donation for the building of a new hostel.
Olisa Anene, Parents Teachers Association, PTA chairman of the college refuted the claims by some parents that the said amount was imposed stressing that money was a willing donation made by the parents to address the growing challenge of accommodation for pupils.
Anene while briefing Journalists at a press conference held at PTA secretariat, Lagos said the N50, 000 was the minimum levy approved the association to build a hostel that would contain over 1000 pupils.
According to Anene, “Never did we say any child would be sent out if his or her parents don’t pay the N50, 000 donations for the school building. “Mind you the money that they said was imposed on them was a collective decision by the PTA and it is the minimum.
Anene reaffirmed that it was a general decision of the parents that the amount should be spread across the three terms since parents’ hands are not equal.
“So, it is only a few people that were not in attendance that are agitating. This is a project that we felt would address the challenge of space in the school. And we took the decision to the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja and they applauded us for the initiative”, Anene said.
Emma Onyenuche, chairman, building committee, while commenting on the issue opines that the few parents agitating against the notable hostel accommodation intervention of the PTA were either misinformed or been manipulated because it was consensus agreement.
Onyenuche observed that some parents find it difficult to come for PTA meetings and equally blamed parents’ inability to read the newsletter given to the students, for the controversy on the payment.
Mike Oni, a parent and civil engineer further reiterated that the move to build a new hostel was entirely the decision PTA.
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