Peter Obi reacts to ‘alarming UTME results’, urges urgent education reforms

• Fomer presidential candidate Peter Obi has expressed deep concern over the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results,

• He described them as a reflection of Nigeria’s failing education system.

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has reacted to the recently released 2025 UTME results, expressing deep concern over the figures.

According to Obi, the results reflect the consequences of decades of underinvestment in education, highlighting deep-rooted structural challenges within Nigeria’s education system.

“The latest JAMB results once again highlight the consequences of decades of underinvestment in education, a sector that should be central to our national development strategy,” Obi said in a statement shared via his official X page.

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Obi drew comparisons with other countries, noting that Nigeria’s total university enrollment stands at approximately 2 million students, a figure dwarfed by other developing nations.

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He pointed out that the National University of Bangladesh alone has over 3.4 million students, despite the country having only about 75% of Nigeria’s population.

“Education is the most critical driver of national development and the most powerful tool for lifting people out of poverty, We must now invest aggressively in education at all levels if we are serious about building a prosperous, secure, and equitable Nigeria.”