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"I didn't pay school fees while going to school" says Femi Falana

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  By   ACJ Editorial Team and Samiat Ajayi  Nigerian Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana when in attendance as the keynote speaker at the one-day Colloquium held by The Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation, CNJF, shared his education journey and made mentioned that he didn't pay any fees while going to school. Femi Falana in his speech while addressing the theme of the day (People-led Demand for Good Governance: Role of Investigative), cited cases where he had to fight for the access to free education by the Nigerian students, sharing that many of the leaders same as himself enjoyed the benefits of free education during their schooling period, and exposing the bizarreness in clamouring for the increment in most of these institutions tuition fees. In his words, he said; "Many of our leaders today enjoyed free education and access to numerous benefits during their time such as; free laundry service, provision of food, employment opportunities lin...