Acceptance Fee In Tertiary Institutions Is Oppressive, Needless And Extortive - Bamidele Salam

 

Hon. Bamidele Salam, a federal Lawmaker representing Ejigbo, Egbedore, Ede North and Ede South Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives has described the issue of acceptance fee in tertiary institutions as oppressive, needless and extortive.

Salam made this know while Speaking at the maiden edition of the Media Parley organized by the Online Media Practitioners Association, the event which is aim at bringing public servants, stakeholders in development of Osun and aspiring political office holders to narrate what they have done for the people, what they intend doing and so on. 

Acceptance Fee is the first fee a student will pay after getting admission to tertiary institutions after which the student will still pay the school fee which is always much more higher than the acceptance fee

He said he first thought the acceptance fee was going to be subtracted from the actual school fee later when paid but he later discovered it was not the way he thought thereby describing it as needless, extortive and oppressive. 

The Lawmaker said he was one of those who moved a motion for the eradication of acceptance fee in tertiary institutions and said the house pass a motion for the eradication of the fee, he then noted that a motion (resolution) of the house is just of a persuasive nature unless we can have a law that's will outlaw the collection of acceptance fee in our tertiary institutions.