The Govt Secretary of the Common Primary Training Fee (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has attributed the dearth of serious improvement of primary schooling in Nigeria, to poor coordination and weak partnerships between vital stakeholders within the sector.
She significantly lamented what she described as ‘inconsistent’ collaboration amongst UBEC, States Common Primary Training Boards (SUBEBs), and Ministries of Training, leading to inefficiencies, poor monitoring, and low-impact of academic interventions.
The UBEC boss highlighted the importance of efficient synergy and collaboration, saying the gathering was a testomony to the collective dedication to make sure that each Nigerian baby has entry to high quality primary schooling, no matter their location or background.
“To make sure that each Nigerian baby has entry to schooling, we should prioritise and strengthen primary schooling by fostering efficient collaboration at nationwide and state ranges inside and past the schooling sector.
“This workshop offers us with a novel alternative to collectively consider our progress, establish challenges, and chart a brand new pathway in direction of reaching our shared purpose of an environment friendly and efficient primary schooling system in Nigeria,” she added.
Whereas acknowledging the progress made in advancing primary schooling in Nigeria over the previous a long time, the UBEC chief mentioned it’s crucial to handle the persistent challenges, comparable to funds, infrastructure, lack of related studying supplies, scarcity of academics, and unconducive instructing and studying atmosphere, amongst others.
Reminding that schooling is the bedrock of nationwide improvement, Garba emphasised the necessity for presidency businesses, personal sector stakeholders, improvement companions, and civil society organisations to work collectively to handle these challenges.
She identified that primary schooling might not advance considerably with out collaboration between UBEC, SUBEBs, and state ministries of schooling. She, subsequently, enjoined all stakeholders to recommit to better synergy in coverage implementation, accountability in useful resource mobilisation and utilisation, in addition to adherence to finest practices in governance and monetary administration, saying this might make sure that interventions by the Federal Authorities and different key stakeholders yield the specified influence.
