The authorities of the University of Ghana have denied issuing new directives to students to pay their fees in full before registering to attend lectures. The university says students are supposed to pay their fees in full at the beginning of every academic year and that was not a new measure. Some students of the university raised concerns Monday claiming the university authorities had quashed an earlier arrangement that allowed students to pay about 70 per cent of their fees at the start of the year and pay the rest later. Spokesperson for the Committee of Student Advocacy, Bernard O. Takyi told Joy FM’s Super Morning host, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah the new policy must be reviewed. He argued the policy would disadvantage many students and compel many to defer their courses of study. That for him will not be in the best national interest. Mr Takyi said the group was presenting a petition to the Vice Chancellor of the UoG, Prof. Nii Boi Tagoe on the subject. But the Head of Public Affairs at the university, Stella Amoah said the position of the students was worrying because they had not even explored the internal process to address their concerns. She said the claims that there was a policy that allowed students to make an initial payment of 70 per cent were not correct, arguing that the university considered extreme cases of students’ inability to pay in full based on appeal, and allowed such students to pay in installment. Ms Amoah said that arrangement was still in place, emphasizing that the university is not insensitive to the plight of students in precarious situations. She advised students against resorting to the media at the slightest rumour, urging them to instead, seek explanation from the appropriate quarters. Story by Malik Abass Daabu/Myjoyonline/Ghana