NASS partners UBEC to name, shame defaulters of projects in states

By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

The Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education and Services, Prof. Julius Ihonvbare has said, the National Assembly is set to partner the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to name and shame those frustrating the implementation of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) projects in some states.

Speaking during the budget defence at National Assembly on Wednesday, the Chairman decried the level of negligence especially in completion of projects in some states by SUBEB.

While applauding UBEC for its proactiveness especially in the area of project implementation and monitoring across states, Prof Ihonvbare commended Gombe and Lagos saying, the two two states have been consistent in project and programme implementation.

The committee expressed satisfaction in the implementation of activities and programmes of UBEC in the 2021 budget adding that it is willing to partner the Commission in naming and shaming defaulting states, especially states that have failed to access their counter funds and those that are poorly implementing projects across their states.

The members also proposed to seek the consent of the Minister of Education to use percentage of the counter funds for the building of Libraries, fencing of schools and the provision of water supplies to public schools.

“The 2022 Budget which is N108,101,599,701.00 is expected to be deducted from the 2% 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 President Mohammadu Buhari”.

Recall that UBEC had earlier in the week defended its 2022 Budget Estimate at the two chambers of the National Assembly.

The Executive Secretary, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi was at the National Assembly with Management staff of the Commission for the budget defence.