PRESS RELEASE.

STUDENTS UNION GOVERNMENT
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
PRESS RELEASE.
09-11-15

Calvary greetings fellow Nigerian students;
We appreciate your efforts in trying to maintain peace and order in
the university community despite our discontent with some issues.

With regards to the promise made in my press release yesterday about
the issue of compulsory payment of N70,000 for laptops and payment of
N12,000 by second years, WE are pleased to let you know our
resolutions in the meeting held today with the school management as
follows;

1. LAPTOPS:
After a very long deliberation and what seemed like an impossible
task, both parties were able to shift ground from their extremes.
While the school management insisted that the laptops must be
purchased once, the SUG maintained that;
(a) it has to be optional,
(b) it has to be price friendly,
(c) it has to be spread over a number of years i.e, paid by installments.
It was later agreed that it can be paid for by installments @ N75,000
payable in 3 installments (years) rather than the N90,000 payable in
two instalments. This was agreed by both parties because it will
lessen the economic burden on parents and guardians as they can now
pay #25,000 and COLLECT THE LAPTOP, then pay another #25,000 the next
year, and then another in the 3rd year.
Albeit, those who have the money to pay once can do so. Like we said
earlier, we are interested in students that can't afford to pay once
for this commodity.
2. INTERNET ACCESS FEE:
This area is quite saddening as so many will/might not be comfortable
with the bargain at this point. The 2nd years were asked to continue
with the N12,000 they paid for internet access in their first year.
But the BIG question is; do they use a special type of Wi-Fi that
other years don't use? Of course NO, then it's unfair. Owing to this
singular reason, we pleaded that they pay what other years pay which
is N6000. It was greatly opposed by the management with the
explanation that ICT is taking more than was paid for even in its
skeletal nature. At the end of the argument, it was agreed that the
financial burden be spread across every other level for equity and
justice to prevail. This may be painful to students in higher levels,
but we must all learn to be our brothers keepers. The agreed amount
became N8000 for everybody.
However, before you become swift in laying blames, let me give you an
analysis: if 2nd years are allowed to pay N12,000 for internet access
till they graduate, careful observation should let you know that the
internet fees will become N12,000 permanently for everybody in a
matter of some years. So we looked at the long run before entering
into this agreement so that eventually the internet access fee remains
N8000 instead of N12000.
On this note, we would love to bring to the notice of the incoming SUG
officials, on no account will the internet access fee be increased
above N8000 from any level to ensure continuum in government.
We fought and we really put in Our best in this. We want to let us
know that in any dialogue, there is always a "win some and loose some"
scenario. We have gone the extra mile to ensure that we come back with
a positive reply, please we beg everyone to bear with us. For
everywhere we look there is work to be done. But the assurance is; we
will not only work, but lay a foundation for continuity in the
government.
NB: All agreements start immediately as N4000 WILL BE REFUNDED TO
SECOND YEARS THAT HAVE PAID SCHOOL FEES fees while others years that
have paid will have to pay extra N2000.
Inconveniences are highly regretted.

God bless you all.

Comr. Orji Ekene
President,
SUG UNN

Comr. Ilogebe Chidi
President,
SUG UNEC