Despite cries by students and parents over the introduction of a new fees regime, the authorities of the Rivers State University, RSU, has said that the university will be maintaining its current fees structure till further notice, insisting that there will be no reduction of fees.
Making the position of the institution known at a media parley in Port Harcourt, the new Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Nlerum Okogbule, stressed that the institution has one of the most flexible fees structure within the Niger Delta region.
“Education can never be free and as a result of this parents should ensure the payment of fees for their wards,” he stated,
He emphasised that his leadership will aim at creating a proper and conducive atmosphere for educating its students in order to provide the Niger Delta with the required skilled manpower as well as people who will be trail blazers in their profession.
Okogbule told the press that he and his team had began a campus wide tour to find out areas that require improvement and renovations.
To that effect, he revealed that the school intends to undergo constructions of new lecture halls as well as other buildings to cater to needs of the students.
The university also intends to partner with foreign universities to provide joint collaborations for students and staff to have exchange programme opportunities which could further aid in building capacity.
He also noted that one of the major challenges encountered by the university so far is the issue of power supply and that his administration intends to find ways to ensure that there is a twenty four hour supply of power so as to aid the functioning of the school.
He also said that university purposes to maintain a good rapport with their host community because they have a key role to play in the security of the university.
On the issue of cultism activities, the vice chancellor said that the university maintains a zero tolerance for cultism.
He applauded the Students Union Government for cooperating with his regime in ensuring the safety of the staff and students of the university.
Furthermore, he stated that the university is taking resilient security measures to ensure that cultism will never rear its ugly head again.
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