Labour Party presidential prospect in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has invited the suspension of the newly introduced assessment fees, explaining the decision as “a victory for the Nigerian people.”
In a statement, Obi applauded the authorities for responding to widespread public opposition but kept that the policy must never have been introduced, especially amid the nation’s dominating financial difficulties.
“I got the welcome news of the suspension of the recently introduced examination fees with relief. This is a victory for the Nigerian people.”
He argued that imposing extra charges on fundamental education would have placed an unnecessary monetary problem on having a hard time households and worsened the obstacle of millions of out-of-school children across the nation.
“At a time when lots of households are having a hard time to make ends satisfy, access to education need to be expanded, not limited. Education is an essential right and a public good, not a source of government revenue.”
Obi worried that government has a responsibility to buy education rather than produce monetary barriers that might deny children access to knowing.
He likewise explained the reversal of the policy as an example of accountable leadership, urging the federal government to review other policies that have actually increased challenge for Nigerians.
“Real leadership is demonstrated not just by making choices however likewise by having the humbleness to reverse policies that impose unneeded difficulty on individuals. Many other anti-people policies should have similar reconsideration.”
The former Anambra State governor thanked people, moms and dads and advocacy groups whose public outcry contributed to the suspension of the evaluation costs.