UGSRC Vice President, Jeffrey Adu-Yeboah, popularly known as Jay Lit, has clarified that students will not bear the cost of the 70% reduction in delivery charges on the Night Market App.
He revealed that the app developers are absorbing the cost themselves as part of their corporate social responsibility.
The reduction came in response to growing dissatisfaction among University of Ghana students over the rising cost of food delivery on campus.
To address the issue, the Students’ Representative Council (SRC), through several rounds of engagement and negotiation with the developers of the Night Market App, successfully brokered a deal that led to a 70% reduction.
Speaking on the Talking Business on Radio Univers, Jay Lit encouraged students to take full advantage of the reduction and dismissed any misconceptions that the cost would later be added to their school fees.
“Students are not going to pay for this in any other way, like through school fees. The app owners are absorbing the cost. This is their corporate social responsibility. We made them understand that students also deserve benefits, which they listened to, and I think that’s commendable.”
He added that the fact that students were often paying more for delivery than for the food itself had become a pressing concern, which prompted the 70% reduction in delivery fees through engagements with the app’s management.
“I use the Night Market App, as well as many other students, and the pricing is exorbitant. You could buy food, for instance, just 20 cedis and end up paying 30 cedis for delivery.”
Jay Lit further highlighted the achievement and expressed concern over how little attention such positive developments receive.
“Positive news like this does not get the same attention as negative happenings on campus.
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Story by: JisLord Naaa Ablorh|univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by: Michelle Lartey