The Universal Basic Education Commission has proposed over N108 billion as an intervention fund to support the development of basic education across the states of the Federation in 2022.
Executive Secretary, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, made this known at the National Assembly, on Wednesday, when he led the Management staff of the Commission for the 2022 budget defence.
“The 2022 Budget which is N108,101,599,701.00 is expected to be deducted from the 2 per cent of the Consolidated Revenue Funds (CRF) which is aimed at consolidating on the achievements of the last five years through the education for change policy of Mr President,” a statement by UBEC spokesman, Mr David Apeh said.
Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education and Services, Prof Julius Ihonvbare, during the budget defence, applauded the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for its proactiveness especially in the area of project implementation and monitoring across states.
He also cited Gombe and Lagos as exemplary states that have been consistent in project and programme implementation.
Other members of the Committee speaking on programme implementation in the 2021 appropriation decried the level of negligence especially in the completion of projects in some states by the States Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
The National Assembly while expressing satisfaction in the implementation of activities and programmes of UBEC in the 2021 budget stated that it was willing to partner with the Commission in naming and shaming defaulting states, especially states that have failed to access their counterpart funds and those that are poorly implementing projects across their states.
The members also promised to seek the consent of the Minister of Education to use a percentage of the counterpart funds for the building of Libraries, fencing of schools and the provision of water supplies to public schools.
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