Breaking: Kaduna Vasity students protests, prays against El-Rufai over hike in school fees

Students of Kaduna State University on Tuesday took to streetsbin protest against hike in scho fess by State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.

The protesting students in their thousands have condemned the State governor for his high handedness and paying dear ears to their cries.

Our correspondent in Kaduna monitoring the protest reports that it wasna peaceful march,.while asking the governor to make education free.

The protesting students are chanting “education must be free”, with some claiming that Nasir El-Rufai got free education at his young age.

They also gathered on the road to Ibrahim Kashim House, seat of the State Government and have decided to conduct an emergency prayers asking ‘Allah’ to touch the heart of El-Rufai to change his mind and bring down the cost of education.

They could be seen conducting Islamic prayers on the road.

Students were seen shouting ‘Allah Ak bir’ meaning God is great which they believed he could touch the heart of El-Rufai.

Tiesday’s protest against El-Rufai was massive as students came out in their numbers, while some who spoke with our correspomdents complained that they are children of the poor, hence, they can’t afford the hike the State government is making them to pay.

Governor El-Rufai had through State Ministry of Education approved over 200% increase in school fees, a development that didn’t go down well with students.