REQUEST FOR AN INTERVENTION IN KNUST HOSTEL PRICES.

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Nana kwesi Eshun, a second year student reading Bsc. Statistics in an open letter petition the KNUST Vice Chancellor, Professor Rita Akosua Dickson on the exorbitant prices of hostel fees.

In a letter dated on the 7th of July 2021, the said student, wants to draw to the attention of the Vice Chancellor the increasing prices of hostels which have been and is affecting students.

His letter has received an acknowledgement from the Vice Chancellor and as such has directed the Dean of Students to address this issue soon.

Attached to this is the letter


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