Victory for Nigerians – Peter Obi on suspension of N50,000 WAEC, NECO fees

Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has described the suspension of the caller hike successful the fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, and the National Examinations Council, NECO, Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, arsenic triumph for Nigerians.

The suspension was announced successful a connection by the Director of Press and Public Relations astatine the Federal Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade, on Monday.

According to the Federal Government, the June 18th, 2026 missive conveying the hike of WAEC and NECO fees to N50,000 has been withdrawn.

The authorities said the suspension was to springiness country for reappraisal and further engagement with stakeholders.

In a connection posted connected X, Peter Obi said: “I received the invited quality of the suspension of the recently introduced introspection fees with relief. This is simply a triumph for the Nigerian people.

“While I commend the authorities for listening to the wide nationalist outcry and suspending the policy, it indispensable beryllium said that the interest was an unnecessary load that should ne'er person been introduced astatine this clip of large hardship, erstwhile we s...