By Ngozi Nwankwo
Universal Basic Education Commission,UBEC has said that it desires an improved capacity and partnership especially with SUBEBs for effective UBE programme implementation and in line with the overriding objective of supporting and ensuring the achievement
of Federal Government’s goal in education service delivery.
Bobboyi Executive Secretary, UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi said this at the occasion of the annual capacity building workshop for SUBEB Directors of Social Mobilisation and UBEC Social Mobilisation Officers.
He said UBE programme seeks to ensure unhindered access to quality basic education for every Nigerian child regardless of gender, socio- economic background or geographical location.
According to him, it could be attained if all stakeholders commit to ensuring that UBE activities are well planned, implemented and sustained at the Federal, State and Local Government levels, in line with the peculiarities of the needs of specific classes of learners in each domain.
He reaffirmed that the success of the UBE programme depends on the joint efforts of all stakeholders and the effective collaboration between critical segments of the society especially those that are key to the attainment of the ideals and set objectives of universalizing basic education across the country.
” In view of the above, deliberate efforts must be made towards ensuring that all stakeholders particularly the beneficiaries of UBE services, fully understand, accept, and support government’s initiatives in the programme implementation. You will agree that achieving success in this regard demand among others, consensus building, effective partnerships, and synergies across all segments of the UBE delivery processes. Distinguished
He said securing the commitment of stakeholders and indeed all segments of the society for effective UBE delivery services requires very efficient and vibrant social mobilization initiatives.
“Therefore, UBEC is hosting this capacity building workshop as a deliberate plan to further sharpen your skills and challenge the effective deployment of your inert potentials as chief advocates and mobilizers for quality basic education delivery especially at the State and grassroots level.
“UBEC is optimistic that the outcomes of this meeting and the strategic directions that will be charted as part of the engagement, will further encourage you to carry out your functions especially in the key areas of sensitization, advocacy, mobilization, and of course renewed partnership efforts as we continue to build on the solid foundations laid for the smooth implementation of basic education programmes at the grassroot level,” he said.