JUST IN: Protest Breaks Out In Otukpo Over FUHSO Tuition Fee Hike

EKO HOT BLOG reports that residents of Otukpo in Benue on Monday morning, staged a protest, voicing their discontent over inflated tuition fees and alleged bias against locals in appointments and employment at the Federal University of Health Sciences Otukpo (FUHSO).

The demonstrators marched through Otukpo township and the institution’s temporary site, expressing frustration over the high tuition fees and the perceived reluctance of the management to employ locals in a facility located in their ancestral land.

Residents protested with placards and chants over the university’s admission process, claiming their children were also denied entry.

FUHSO, a specialized institution, was founded to facilitate education in specialized domains, aiming to make it more accessible and affordable.

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