Human rights activist and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has promised that Nigerians will not be required to pay registration fees for public examinations if he becomes President in 2027.
Sowore said an administration led by him would make education free and ensure that no Nigerian child was denied the opportunity to sit for public examinations because of poverty.
Sowore made the declaration in a post shared on his social media platform, where he argued that education should be treated as a basic right and an essential foundation for national development.
“A #Sowore2027 administration will never ask your children or wards to pay to sit for public examinations,” he wrote.
“Education will be free because education is not a privilege; it is the bedrock of national progress and the foundation of a prosperous society.”
The presidential candidate maintained that the financial condition of parents should not determine whether a child could complete secondary education or obtain the certificates required to pursue further studies.
“No Nigerian child should be denied an education because of poverty or the inability to pay examination fees,” Sowore added.
He concluded the post with a call to Nigerians to reject policies and political choices that, according to him, hinder the country’s development.
“Stop enabling enemies of progress,” he wrote.
In another post on his official 𝕏 handle, Sowore highlighted what Nigeria’s education policy would look like under his administration if elected Nigeria’s president in 2027.
He wrote: “LET’S USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOU, AT A GLANCE, WHAT OUR EDUCATION POLICY WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER 2027.
“No government under a #Sowore2027 administration will ever ask your child to pay WAEC, NECO, or any other public examination fee. Education will be free because knowledge is a right, not a privilege.
“Our revolutionary education policy guarantees free, high-quality education from early childhood through university, backed by modern classrooms, virtual learning, well-paid teachers, student grants, and equal opportunities for every Nigerian child.
“This is not a promise of politics. It is a revolutionary commitment to build a nation where no child’s future is determined by poverty.
“Read it. Share it. Debate it. Join the movement to make it a reality.”
