Nasarawa emerges best in basic education
Nasarawa State has emerged as the best performing state in the country in terms of implementing basic education programme.
This was announced at the just concluded quarterly meeting of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) management as well as all State Universal Basic Education Boards in the country, which took place in Bauchi State.
The three-day meeting was convened to appraise current trends and fashion out indigenous mechanisms for increasing access and ensuring quality of UBE delivery as key to addressing the challenge of outof-school children
Executive Secretary, Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB), Comrade Yakubu Ahmed Ubangari, said the success was as a result of the support of Governor Tanko Al-Makura’s administration towards the provision of basic education, coupled with the determination of the management and staff of the board towards uplifting the standard of primary education in the state.
Earlier, in its communiqué issued at the end of its 16th quarterly meeting in Jos, Plateau State, UBEC among other things observed that the large number of out-of-school children in Nigeria was a negative element in the nation’s quest to realize the objectives of the UBE programme.
“From January to September 2016, the sum of N28 billion as matching grant to states had accrued to the commission and would mature by the end of the year. So far, only Borno and Nasarawa states have paid their counterpart contribution to access the fund,” the communiqué said.
Also commenting, former executive chairman of NSUBEB, Mallam Abdulkarim Abdullahi Muhammad described accomplishment as timely.
“Al-Makura has made his mark educationally in Nasarawa State and he has set an agenda for others to emulate. This recent feat is actually a vindication of our earlier claims and assertions and both the governor and the state deserve the accolade. I want to congratulate the staff of SUBEB for the achievement, especially the acting Chairman and Executive Secretary alongside his team of quality resource persons,” he said.
The NSUBEB acting chairman said as a result of the relentless effort of his team, the board has relocated to a more edifying the structure having operated for a long period at a temporary office.