Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the proposed hike in WAEC and NECO registration fees, describing it as a victory for Nigerian parents, students, and civil society groups who pushed back against the policy.

In a statement issued on Monday, July 13, 2026, by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the reversal vindicates earlier warnings that the fee increase would deepen educational inequality and worsen the out-of-school children crisis.

“The suspension is welcome, but it also raises an uncomfortable question: why must this government always wait for public outrage before correcting policies that should never have been conceived in the first place,” Atiku said.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate criticised what he described as a pattern of announcing harsh policies with minimal consultation, only to retreat after public backlash.

“Governing is not a laboratory for reckless

This post was originally published on this site.