El-Rufai Eliminates Admission Fees In Kaduna State Tertiary Institution
El-Rufai Eliminates Admission Fees In Kaduna State Tertiary Institution
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El
Rufai yesterday publicized the elimination of fees paid for admission
forms and their dispensation by applicants looking for admission into
tertiary institutions possessed by Kaduna state.
The State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Shehu Usman-Adamu, who
spoke to journalists presently after the cabinet conference at the Sir
Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna on behalf of the governor said: “All state
government owned tertiary institution have been directed to stop
payments for admission forms and for the processing of the forms for all
tertiary schools in Kaduna State with immediate effect.“Admission into higher institutions should not be treated as a revenue source, hence, government decision to to abolishe the fees.
“The Governor has also directed that all non-teaching occupants of school quarters vacate the premises within 90 days.
“Henceforth teachers transferred to
other schools must vacate their official quarters within six months to
give way for other occupants”, he said.
Meanwhile, the State Executive Council also approved a draft Fiscal Responsibility Bill.
The State Commissioner for Finance, Suleiman Kwari, who revealed this
after the council conference, said the Financial Responsibility Bill is
planned to support guard the state from financial indiscipline and
modification of public financial managing in the state.Meanwhile, the State Executive Council also approved a draft Fiscal Responsibility Bill.
He said: “The absence of a guiding framework for fiscal policy by previous governments had made the state become one of the most indebted in the country.
“Therefore, the new government has decided to pursue macro-fiscal discipline, compliance with rules and the attainment of budget credibility,” he said.
“A bill which will be submitted to the state’s House of Assembly for legislation would provide for an independent commission to monitor and enforce the provisions of the proposed law.
“When passed into law, the bill will limit possible deficits to not more than five per cent of aggregated revenue.
“The law if operational will also create a Kaduna State Fiscal Responsibility Commission, KADFREC, which shall be independent and be capable of recommending violators for prosecution that on conviction may result in imprisonment or the payment of fines.”
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