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  • Wike to UBEC: improve monitoring

    Minister of State for Education Nyesom Wike has called on the management of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to improve its monitoring and evaluation of basic education projects.

    The minister decried the poor supervision of work at the Federal Government Special Girl Child School in Lafia, Nasarawa State.

    Wike, who spoke in Lafia yesterday while monitoring the school project, condemned the quality of job carried out by the contractor under the supervision of UBEC consultant.

    He said it was below the Federal Government’s specification.Wike said: “What has happened here today is the reason why I insist on personally monitoring projects to know their status. I am not happy with this job. The UBEC consultant and the official, who commenced the take over process, must be sanctioned”.

    He said the Federal Government would not condone shoddy execution of basic education projects.

    The minister also visited Governor Tanko Almakura and called on state governments to improve their surveillance of State Universal Basic Education Boards on the diversion of books.

    Almakura said the Federal Government’s investments in education was necessary to entrench development across the country.

     

  • FG committed to the completion of all basic education projects -Wike

    FG committed to the completion of all basic education projects -Wike

    Minister of State of Education, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has declared that the Federal Government is committed to the timely completion of all projects in the basic education sub-sector to increase schools enrollment.
    The Minister informed that the Federal Government will not abandon projects in the basic education sector.
    The minister, who spoke at the weekend during a meeting with officials of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and contractors executing Almajiri Schools projects and libraries in Federal Unity Colleges, noted that any official or contractor who impedes the progress of work will be sanctioned.
    He said: “I have signed a performance contract with the President and it is my responsibility to ensure that the right thing is done and all contracts executed according to specification and that no single project is abandoned. We are working to ensure that all stakeholders are on the same page to deliver on the promise of the President to Nigerians”.
    The minister noted that the interactive session was aimed at promoting transparency in the execution of contracts at the basic education level to enhance the chances of attaining Education for All (EFA) goals by 2015.
    “Our overall objective is to create the right atmosphere for the nation to attain the EFA goals by 2015. We intend to achieve this by ensuring that no project in this sector is abandoned for any reason”, he said.
    Wike said that judging from the percentage level of completion of projects in parts of the country, the performance level for the execution of almajiri schools projects is well above average.
    He urged states that are yet to allocate plots of land for the construction of the second phase of Almajiri schools projects to do so or risk the re-allocation of those slots to other states.
    The Minister challenged officials of UBEC and the contractors to work closely together to deliver on all the projects.
     In his response, the Acting Executive Secretary of UBEC, Prof. Charles Onocha assured the Minister that the commission would continue working for the attainment of the goals of the present administration in the basic education sector.
    Simeon Nwakaudu,
    Special Assistant (Media) to Minister of State for Education.