Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has taken a significant step to alleviate the financial burden on students by granting a 25 percent reduction in acceptance fees for the state’s four universities. This decision, announced through his Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, on Wednesday in Asaba, reflects the Delta State Government’s commitment to easing the economic impact of the recent fuel subsidy removal on its citizens.
“The 25 percent reduction in acceptance fee is applicable to new students at the State-owned Universities: Delta State University, Abraka; Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro; University of Delta, Agbor and the Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai-Asaba.
The governor’s spokesman further said that the State Government has earmarked the sum of N10 billion in addition to over 17,000 bags of rice and over 64,000 bags of maize all in 50kgs as palliatives for the less privileged, the poor, persons with disabilities and the aged in the society.
He said all these efforts were geared at cushioning the effect of fuel subsidy removal on citizens of the state.
