Ekiti
State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has announced the
immediate scrapping of education development levy being
paid by students of public and private schools in the state.
Dr
Fayemi announced the scrapping of the educational levy in Ido-Ekiti
on Wednesday, during the commencement of his Town Hall meetings in
Ekiti North and Ekiti South Senatorial Districts.
The
highly controversial Education Development Levy was introduced by the
immediate past administration in 2015 and its payment was mandatory
for students of primary and secondary schools in the state.
The
governor wondered why underage children should be made to pay levies
when their parents are already paying taxes.
Dr
Fayemi noted that government would not add to the burden of the
already traumatised parents as a result of the harsh economy and
unpaid salaries inflicted by the last administration.
Also
speaking in Ikere –Ekiti, the governor said the state will commence
school feeding programme in all public schools by December.
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