WAEC/NECO fees hike reversal: Nigeria not a lab for policy experiments – Atiku

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the proposed increase in West African Examinations Council WAEC and National Examinations Council NECO registration fees, even as he declared that Nigeria cannot continue to be governed as a laboratory for reckless policy experiments.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Monday in Abuja, the former vice president described the reversal as a victory for millions of Nigerian parents, students, civil society organisations, and citizens who refused to remain silent in the face of what he called an unjust policy.

However, the former Vice President said the suspension of the policy should not be the end of the conversation, urging the Federal Government to engage stakeholders to develop a sustainable funding model for WAEC and NECO that strengthens the examination bodies without transferring the burden to struggling families.