Parents to pay N50,000 as feeding fee per student in Lagos State Model Schools

 Parents to pay N50,000 as feeding fee per student in Lagos State Model Schools

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has said that parents to pay 50,000 Naira for the feeding of their children per term.

The Coalition of Chairmen and Executives of Lagos State Model Colleges Parents’ Forum has contended that the N50,000 feeding fee levied by the Lagos State Government is harsh and uncalled for at this moment.

Mr Dapo Dawodu, the Chairman of the coalition issued a statement saying that the body later accepted N30,000 fee as stated in letters sent to the governor, state House of Assembly and the Commissioner for Education.

The statement retained that the current N25,000 being paid by each student was being mismanaged.

The statement read partly, “The minimum wage is N30,000 and you expect a parent with three children at a Model College to pay a total of N150, 000 plus other personal expenses.

“The coalition has presented parents unanimous decision of an upward review to N30,000 which is inclusive of hostel requirements and ancillaries per student. The body requests the inclusion of parents who are professionals in kitchen management in the school kitchen affairs.  The coalition also demands the inclusion of parent body in the administration of the fees paid by students for accountability.

“The parents also called for the audit of the account of all Model Colleges in Lagos State.”