The Yahaya Bello-led government in Kogi State has stopped Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi Central Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party from paying the West Africa Examination Council National Examination Council fees of secondary school students in the senatorial district. Akpoti-Uduaghan had on December 11, 2022, declared to donate N5million to offset WAEC fees of students in the five local government areas of the Kogi Central senatorial district.