Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Federal Government over the proposed ₦50,000 examination fee for candidates sitting WAEC and NECO examinations from 2027.
In a statement released on Sunday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the proposed fee and the recent increase in Federal Unity School fees would make education more expensive for many Nigerian families already struggling with economic hardship.
He said many households are facing rising food prices, transportation costs, electricity tariffs, unemployment and declining purchasing power. According to him, asking parents to pay more for education could force them to choose between feeding their families, accessing healthcare and educating their children.
Atiku stressed that education should remain affordable and accessible to all Nigerians regardless of economic conditions. He argued that government policies should remove barriers to education rather than create new ones. Newspot.
