BREAKING: Students of the University of Port Harcourt Shuts Down Institution Activities

NIGERIA: In whats seems to be the norm of Africa University students going on rampage over disagreements, students of the University of Port Harcourt students this morning closed down all academic activities in the institution over a new school fees policy introduced by the management.

It was learnt the institution jacked up the fees to N47,000 since November 2015. Students were given up to 4 April , to pay up or be de-registered .

However students of the institution are saying the deadline given them to pay up is too short and should be extended.

The protesting students said they would not accept the school’s new policy of no fee no examination, adding that it was a means to ill-treat the students.

The protesters who started around 4:30am had totally stopped vehicular and human traffic on the East-West road.

The students said they would continue until they were addressed by the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Sunday Lale.

As of 9:40am when this report was filed, no representative from the institution had come to address the protesters.

It was learnt that the school was supposed to commence examinations today.

Andrew Ajayi, a former student Union leader who commented on the face-off accused the school authorities of insensitivity. He argued that it was insensitive on the part of UNIPORT authorities to have increased the fees in January and expect parents to pay in the month of January when parents and guardians have scarce resources after Christmas festivities.

Andrew Ajayi did not spare students who are protesting when they carry smart phones worth thrice the fees.