Socialist Party Condemns N25,000 Levy For COVID19, Malaria Test For Pupils In Ogun | Sahara Reporters SaharaReporters had reported how the state government asked graduating secondary school students to pay N25,000 each before they are... READ MORE:
The Ogun State Chapter of the Socialist Party of Nigeria has condemned the compulsory payment of N25,000 for COVID-19 and malaria tests for all students of private schools in the state.
The party held that the Ogun State Government must rescind the discriminatory policy and bear the costs of the test.how the state government asked graduating secondary school students to pay N25,000 each before they are allowed to resume.Google Angered by the decision of the government, parents staged a protest against the monetisation of the free COVID-19 test.
Reacting to the situation, the SPN described the compulsory payment as “stone-hearted, wicked, irresponsible, discriminatory and reprehensible action of the Dapo Abiodun APC-led government”. Eko John Nicholas, Chairperson of SPN in Ogun State, said they find the latest move by the government as disturbing and disheartening.
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