President Muhammadu Buhari on
Monday called on governors to take necessary actions to improve access to
quality education in their states.
Buhari, represented by the
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, made the call in Abuja at the
National Launch and presentation of the 2018 National Personnel Audit (NPA),
Report.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),
reports that the document was put together by the Universal Basic Education
Commission (UBEC), with efforts from other stakeholders.
He said that the call to the
states became necessary so as to close the gaps identified in the report and
also to find lasting solutions to the problems of education in the country.
According to him, the NPA is key
to the realisation of the Ministerial Strategic Plan (MSP), because everything
ultimately depends on it.
“Without data, you cannot plan
anything; the government wants to ensure that all Nigerian children are given
equal opportunity to complete basic education.
“This document contains data of
enrollment and locations of schools for private and non-private, and the number
of qualified teachers and other indices, in order to determine key indicators
in the education sub-sector.
“Our stakeholders will find this
document useful. However, this is not to say that that this document being
launched today is perfect.
“I am sure the report has
revealed some gaps that need to be filled at various levels of government so as
to improve basic education delivery in our country.
“I want state governments to
critically examine the findings or recommendations contained in this report
that affect their states and take necessary actions to ensure improved access,
equity and quality in education delivery.
“States with very high
deficiencies in teachers and infrastructure facilities need to redouble their
efforts to close these gaps,” he said.
He added that the ministry would
critically examine the findings and recommendations contained in the report and
come up with policies and actions that would help move the sector forward.
Buhari added that the initiative
and interventions in the education sector was borne out of the belief in the
centrality of education for the social, political, economic transformation of
the country.
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