Businessman pays WAEC fees for 66 Delta indigent students

Businessman, philanthropist, and politician Emuoboh Gbagi has paid the 2025 West African Examination Council (WAEC) registration fees for 66 students from Government Model Secondary School, Oginibo, and Oginibo Secondary School, all in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.

Among the recipients, 24 are from Government Model Secondary School, Oginibo, and 42 others are from Oginibo Secondary School.

The Guardian reports that this act of kindness is not unusual for Gbagi, as he has a history of philanthropic efforts, paying the terminal examination registration fees in the institutions for the last three years.

According to Emuoboh Gbagi—the eldest son of late Education Minister Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi—the gesture stemmed from a desire to carry on his father’s legacy of promoting education in the community.

He said his compassionate gesture aims to support underprivileged students, ensuring they have access to quality education and a brighter future.

He urged the beneficiaries to view the support as a motivation to excel in the examination, giving their utmost effort to achieve academic success.

He also called on corporate organizations and individuals to give back to society.

“I’m proud to continue my father’s legacy of supporting education in our community, as I paid West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees for 66 students from Government Model Secondary School, Oginibo, and Oginibo Secondary School.

“I thank the schools’ management and staff for their hard work and urge the beneficiaries to study diligently, excel in their examinations, and inspire us to do more.

“I’m grateful to my late father, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, for paving the way. Because he started, I must finish,” he said.

In their separate remarks, the Principals of Government Model Secondary School, Oginibo, Patricia Oteri, and Oginibo Secondary School, Oginibo, Evelyn Ejiofor, applauded him for his generous acts.

They expressed their heartfelt appreciation for his kindness, acknowledging the significant impact his gesture will have on students’ education and future prospects.

“Chief Emuoboh Gbagi has responded to our call, asking if he could come in the way his late Dad has done for us. And to our greatest surprise, he is offering to do just as his father has been doing for my school. Because my children were lamenting when we lost Chief, and I thought all hope was lost. But his son, Chief Emuoboh Gbagi, is fitting into the shoes of his father.

“We are grateful to the family for this kind gesture. And we extend our prayers to Chief Gbagi on behalf of my students and parents for this kind gesture. And we know that providence will surely pay him back,” an elated Ejiofor remarked.