THE Lagos State Government had earlier stated that it would spend an average of #125, 000 on each student per term, therefore; the parents should pay #50, 000, while the government would take care of the excess #75,000 per student. This was met with resistance from the parents who concluded that they can only afford to pay #30,000 per term.
According to the Chairman, House Committee on Education, Mr Ganiyu Okanlawon, during a press briefing on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, the new fees would be experimented with for two terms, after which the state would do a downward or upward review of the fees, depending on the outcome of the experiment.
Mr Okanlawon said: “When this matter got to the House, the Speaker, Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa mandated the committee on education to look into the matter with a view to resolving it amicably and that is what we have done today.
“After much deliberations, we have resolved that the sum of #35, 000 proposed by the parents be adopted as the decision of the house and all the stakeholders. This proposed sum will run for a period of two terms, to determine its workability, after which a review will be done, either upward or downward”.
“During the two terms, the parents' forum shall not interfere with the running of the boarding system in order to have a true outcome of the experiment and no additional financial burden should be put on the parents by the forum.”
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting, while thanking the parents for their cooperation.
