By Abubakar Y.Ojimaojo, Abuja
The students’ wing of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has suspended its planned rally over school fees hike in some northern universities, following promise by the Senate president, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan to address the issues.
Recall that the students recently condemned the earlier plan of increase in registration fees by the government because of the attendant suffering and devastation that can befall lives and livelihoods of millions of Nigerian students and its consequences on national security.
Briefing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the national coordinator of CNG’s Student Wing, Jamilu Charanchi, said the student’s wing, as apart of its consultations to resolve the issue paid a visit to the office of the President of the Senate on Wednesday, to remind him of their obligation.
They appealed to him on behalf of all well meaning Nigerians to consider the current hardship in the country and see to the reversal of the hike, so as to enable children from poor and marginalised families have access to tertiary education.
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