Social media influencer Reno Omokri has condemned the American International School, Abuja, for collecting school fees in dollars.
In a solemn call made on his verified X page on Saturday, Omokri urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to “swing to action and not only prosecute the owners of that school but also ask them to refund all parents who paid their fees in dollars.”
Omokri noted that paying fees in dollars in Nigeria causes “downward pressure” on the naira.
Furthermore, he urged the minister of education to close down the school while their directors are made to receive the same treatment meted out to Binance executives.
His comment comes on the heels of a report that Yahaya Bello, the embattled former governor of Kogi State, paid $845,000 in school fees in advance for his children at the American International School of Abuja.
Reacting to the report, Omokri said, “The question Nigerians are not asking is why the American International School, Abuja, is collecting school fees in U.S. dollars for a school that is domiciled in Nigeria. That is wrong, and probably illegal!
“Would the United States tolerate a school in America collecting fees in Naira or any other currency? Of course not!
“Fact-check me: Last year, the American International School, Abuja, had over 500 students. Consider the downward pressure that school is causing on the naira if 500 students pay hundreds of thousands of dollars each as school fees annually.
“That is a bigger offence and more severe economic sabotage against Nigeria than the alleged actions of Yahaya Bello.
“If I were the Minister of Education of Nigeria, that school would have been closed, and their directors would be receiving the same treatment meted out to Binance executives.
“If the EFCC swings to action and not only prosecutes the owners of that school but also asks them to refund all parents who paid their fees in dollars and asked them to repay in Naira, it would have an immediate and positive impact on the Naira.”
