The Olabisi Onabanjo University chapter of the Take It Back Movement has rejected the policy of the university management to impose e-learning fees on students for online classes.The group said any attempt to forcefully impose the fee on the students will be rejected by all civil and intellectual means possible.
“We are aware that the leadership of the OOUSUG is yet to take a position since it met with the university on Friday. However, we, in OOU TIB believe positions on an issue like this shouldn't be hurriedly taken. The proposed e-learning fee is an issue that concerns every student, as it is not exclusively for union officers. In OOU TIB, we believe an issue like this should be collectively agreed on.
“We posit that the billions of naira gotten from tuition fee, acceptance fee and other miscellaneous fees paid yearly by students, subvention from state government, grants from TetFund and Federal Government coupled with internally generated revenue from business owners within the University should be used to fund the University and not force struggling and unsuspecting students to pay more. The state government, not the students, should shoulder the responsibility of funding the university.