Atiku, Obi excited as FG suspends planned increase in WAEC, NECO registration fees

•Nigeria not a lab for policy experiments — Atiku

•Suspension of hike in fees, victory for the people — Peter Obi

By Joseph Erunke, Omeiza Ajayi & Elizabeth Osayande

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress, ADC, counterpart, Peter Obi, in the 2027 elections yesterday, expressed excitement over the decision of the Federal Government to suspend the proposed review of registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, and National Examinations Council, NECO, Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE.

Recall that the government had on Sunday, announced the increment of WAEC fees from N27,000 to N50,000 and NECO from N30,000 to same N50,000.