Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has reiterated his administration’s commitment to quality basic education, toward a better and rewarding future for the citizenry.
He made the disclosure on Wednesday in Ibadan while receiving a delegation of UBEC governing board in his office.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the UBEC delegation was led by its Chairman, Dr Mahmud Abubakar, and included the Executive Secretary, Dr Hamid Boboyi.
Ajimobi, who was represented by his deputy, Chief Moses Adeyemo, said his administration would continue to evolve measures toward sustaining the solid foundation in the education sector.
He emphasised the importance of a solid foundation in educational development, stressing that the future of the children starts from the basics.
The governor commended the board for taking time to move round schools to assess the impact of basic education in the state.
“We appreciate the commission for assisting the state in infrastructure and capacity building,” he said.
Ajimobi called on the delegation to ensure UBEC’s earlier promise of building a model school in the state becomes a reality.
Earlier, Abubakar, in his address, said the delegation was in Ibadan for data collection, to assess the performance of UBEC in the state.
He explained that the exercise would allow the commission generate adequate and complete data that would facilitate proper planning.
The UBEC boss said that the second round of its assessment and enumeration exercise for elementary schools in the state was in line with the National Personnel Audit (NPA) policy.
Boboyi, on his part, stressed the need for government to increase funding for public education, toward ensuring a better future for the children.
He commended the state government for regularly fulfilling its obligations in payment of counterpart funds to the commission.
They both commended the state government for placing emphasis on basic education development, and for prompt payment of the state’s counterpart fund.
