The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hammid Bobboyi has urged the state governments and other critical stakeholders to be focused on the implementation of the national Framework of Action designed to address the out-of-school children phenomenon in Nigeria.
Bobboyi made the call in Abuja at the regional stakeholders’ engagement on the national Framework of Action to tackle out of school children’s menace.
He said the menace has given the country a negative reference on educational development strides and aspirations in the global scene.
The stakeholders’ sensitisation meeting was earlier held in some other regional centres including Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt.
The Executive Secretary expressed the commitment of the federal government towards providing inclusive education practice where no one is excluded or denied the opportunity to access education.
He noted that the meeting organised by UBEC in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) was part of the collective effort towards ensuring timely commencement of the implementation of OOSC intervention activities across the states and also ensuring that states take full ownership of the implementation processes.
He recalled that the meeting that led to the finalization of “this very important national document was held in April 2023 as basic education stakeholders unanimously adopted the National Framework of Action for addressing the Out-of-School Children (OOSC) phenomenon in Nigeria for implementation, especially at the State and grassroot level.”
