By Nicholas Ojo
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has declared primary and Secondary School education as Free in the State to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit known as petrol.
Kefas made the declaration at the Ebenezer Primary School in Wukari on Friday. Adding that starting from the next academic session, primary and secondary education in Taraba State will be free.
Açcording to the governor, it is the government’s responsibility to bear the expenses and that students should not be subjected to any fees.
He said that apart from fulfilling a campaign promise, the hardship occasioned by the removal of the fuel subsidy has made the move imperative.
The governor had earlier slashed university tuition fees by 50 per cent to cushion the current hardship in the country.
Many of the University students expressed joy at the development, saying the reduction in fees would greatly enhance their lives.
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