brought the Rochas Okorocha administration
into power, may have hit a brickwall, following
the reintroduction of various fees and levies in
Imo State University, IMSU, Owerri.
This was one of the findings of Imsuvila, who
went on a facility tour of the institution.
Acting Vice Chancellor, VC, of IMSU, Professor
Adaobi Obasi, who spoke through the Registrar,
Professor Emeka Ejinkonye, confirmed that
students of Imo origin now pay a token for
certain services in the school.
"Students of Imo origin only pay N19,500 as
auxiliary fees for medicals, identity card and
others. This amount is paid from the second to
the final year in the school,"
The VC said.
She equally disclosed that upon completion of
studies, "a student of Imo origin is expected to
pay completion and certification levy of
N20,000 and N7,700 for project binding."
The VC confirmed that non-indigenes in the
Faculty of Law pay N180,000, while those
studying Medicine and Surgery pay N190,000
and others pay N150,000.
In an apparent move to explain the rationale for
the reintroduction of fees in the institution, the
VC recalled that when Governor Rochas
Okorocha emerged as Imo State Governor in
2011, he declared free education for all before
it was later restricted to indigenes of Imo State,
due to economic downturn.
Answering a question on the non-accreditation
of some courses in IMSU, Obasi assured
people seeking admission into the school that
the issue would soon become history.
"We lost accreditation in six courses, but soon
and very soon, we will have full accreditation
for Law and others", the VC said.