A civil rights group in the FCT has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged imposition
The group, an Initiative for Citizens’ Rights, Accountability and Development alleged that students were being compelled to pay N1,500 per session outside the official fees recognised by the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA for secondary schools.
Hassan Luqman, Executive Director of ICRAD, claimed it was suspicious to mandate students of public schools to pay fees meant for part of their academic activities into a private company account. Hassan in the petition said, “It has come to our notice that the Senior Secondary School Students in the FCT, particularly those in SS1 and 2 are being forced to pay the sum of N1,500 per session outside the official fees recognised by the FCTA.
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