FROM IKHILI EBALU, BENIN CITY
Founder of Home for the Needy Internally displaced Persons, IDP, in Uhogua Ovia South East Local Government Area of Edo State, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, said over 100 undergraduates being sponsored by the home have dropped out of school over non-payment of tuition fees.
The operators of the camp called on members of the public and Governor Monday Okpebholo to come to their rescue, adding that the level of hardship and hunger currently being experienced by over 6000 residents of the camp is unprecedented.
He averred that the camp needs urgent assistance from people to enable it take care of some urgent needs of the children.
“We are really facing tough times, the population in the camp is increasing on a daily basis, our students enter higher institutions yearly. As we speak, over 100 undergraduates studying various courses can no longer go for lectures because we have not been able to pay their tuition fees.
“Moreso, over 75 of our students are supposed to enrol for JAMB last month, but we could not meet the demand. Tensions, however, heightened after some of our undergraduates in a private university in Delta State were sent home last month due to non-payment of tuition and other things.”
He appealed to Nigerians, the federal government, state government, Christian bodies and other corporate organisations to help us, so that these students can return to lecture halls.”
