Ekiti state governor Kayode Fayemi signing executive order for free education in Ekiti….. PHOTO: Twitter/Kfayemi
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday signed an executive order to stop the payment of education development levy by students of government-owned schools in the state.
The Education Development Levy was introduced by his predecessor Ayodele Fayose in 2015. The levy mandates payment of N500 and N1,000 for students of primary and secondary schools respectively.
Fayemi, who spoke at town hall meetings in Ekiti North and Ekiti South Senatorial Districts after he was sworn in as the state governor, said he planned to scrap of the educational levy.
A week after his inauguration as state governor, Fayemi announced that payment of the education levy had been…
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