Subsidy: Taraba State Governor Declares Primary, Secondary Education Free

Taraba state Governor, Agbu Kefas on Friday declared free education in all primary and secondary schools effective from the next academic session to reduce the effects of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit known as petrol.

The decision came barely 48 hours after announcing the reduction of university school fees by 50 percent to reduce the current hardship in the country.

According to him, starting from the next academic session, primary and secondary education in Taraba State would be free.

A statement by his Spokesperson, Emmanuel Bello, revealed that Kefas made the declaration at the Ebenezer Primary School in Wukari as part of his assessment tour.

The governor maintained that it was the government’s responsibility to bear the expenses and that students should not be subjected to any fees.

According to him, apart from fulfilling a campaign promise, the hardship occasioned by the removal of the fuel subsidy has made the move necessary.