The Universal Basic Education Commission(UBEC) and the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board(SUBEB) are partnering to address unutilised and unaccessed UBEC intervention funds.
This decision was taken when the executive secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, received a warm reception at the Makurdi tollgate. The Benue SUBEB team and cheerful schoolchildren welcomed her ahead of the 26th Quarterly Review Meeting.
Describing the moment as special, Aisha Garba noted that the Nigerian child cannot continue to pay the price for institutional delays and inefficiencies.
“This meeting is not just another routine engagement. We are confronting the real barriers to access and equity in basic education, “she said.
She also disclosed that the children’s presence was a powerful reminder of the Commission’s mission and added that, “Their bright smiles were a touching reminder of why we do this work. Every discussion, every policy, and every fund comes back to them.”
A significant highlight of the meeting was unveiling a new template for accessing UBEC intervention funds by states.
According to Aisha Garba, this framework aims to improve efficiency, accountability, and transparency in accessing and deploying education funds.
She urged all stakeholders to commit to transforming every naira allocated into visible and measurable outcomes that benefit Nigerian children.
