KNUST accommodation crisis: Unity Hall Master backs students' protest over exorbitant hostel fees
Professor Richard Kodzo Avuglah, Hall Master of Unity Hall, backed students' protest over exorbitant hostel fees, noting "there is deep-seated anger among both students and parents." Students from University Hall (Katanga) staged a protest during the National Youth Conference on the KNUST campus, picketing against what they described as exorbitant hostel prices. Annual fees for private accommodation range between GH₵ 5,000 and GH₵ 10,000 per academic year.
Prof. Avuglah condemned private hostel managers for charging students between GH₵ 6,000 and GH₵ 7,000 each, contrasting this with the government-regulated rate of GH₵ 2,167.80 per student for traditional, public university halls. He advised that protests should be peaceful. The vast price disparity creates severe operational pressure on university halls.
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KNUST students are protesting the exorbitant private accommodation costs, with annual fees ranging from GH₵ 5,000 to GH₵ 10,000. This issue has
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