Prof. Gregory Ibe, the Chancellor and Founder of Gregory University, Uturu (GUU) in Abia, says it is unjust for the Federal Government to continue to deny private universities the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) interventions. Ibe said this in an interview with newsmen in his country home in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. He regretted that while private universities continued to pay the Education Tax, which is pooled into TETFund, they were excluded from its programmes. Also read: TETFund: An account of excellent stewardship under Baffa He said, “It is simply unjust to continue to deny private universities the benefit of the TETFund largesse after paying the Education Tax, which makes up the TETFund. “Federal Government feels that only government-owned tertiary institutions should benefit from TETFund programmes, forgetting that private institutions also contribute to the nation’s education growth.” Ibe also spoke on the heavy taxes allegedly imposed on GUU by Isuikwuato council, state and federal governments. He said that the university did not enjoy any moratorium as a fledgeling investment as obtained in other parts of the world. According to him, “there is nowhere in the world where new investment, such as GUU, would start… Read full this story
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