WHO SHOULD BE BLAMED??
Students who do not get access to their affiliated halls have no option than to go out and rent hostels so that they can find shelter. Upon securing these hostels, the fee that the landlords demand seems to be "growing" in every academic year.
The most disturbing and heartbreaking thing is that some hostels are not fully equipped in terms of security and other basic provisions such as water, lighting, and other facilities needed to keep occupants (students) in their respective places of abode. Why is this fee increasing in every academic year? WHO SHOULD BE BLAMED? The students or the landlords? In an exclusive interview with Mad. Margaret (the caretaker of Living Justice hostel) and Mad.
Obondzie of Obondzie hostel and some landlords, they said "most of the students misuse their facilities and materials provided by the hostel managements".
These include, water, mattress, table and chairs, toilets (WC), fan, carpets, lockers, lights and so on.
They further explained that, water for instance is being misused by the students to the extent that some students can bath more than five times a day with the aim that they have paid for it.
Thereby, increasing the tariffs and bills of water day- in- day out. The other facilities mentioned earlier must be replaced when they are destroyed. Prices of such facilities keep rising as time goes on.
Hence, the need to increase the fee which will enable them to provides the facilities yearly. "No wahala oo trouble don’t come haha". In a one and one interview with some students, Ameyaw K.
Evans, Stephen Baffour Awuah (otherwise called Sisqo and Star Boy respectively) "Most landlords and the natives of Winneba have taken the entire university community as their cocoa trees".
They make money through the students. In short, it as a result of greediness and the lust for money that made the owners of these hostels increase the fees in every academic year.
To curb these controversies, proper legislations are to be made to ensure smooth operations and easily accessible for all.
All hostels must be registered and categorized base on their facilities and how they operate clearly spelt out. In our quest to make university education stimulating and accessible to all who wish to pursue one, it is important to ensure the affordability, safety and security of students, especially those living in private hostels of various campuses.
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Abraham Agyemang (Ghana Kaywah)
Department of History
University of Education, Winneba
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I blame the fact that the laws in Ghana only works for some people...in short the the Constitution of the country is not ruling but the people in power.....When there's a lawless country like Ghana existing,the majority suffers and these majority is the low income earners. Until the Law is allowed to bring Justice, even the good things to happen in the country will seem bad to others....Rule of Law must take it course.....
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