The Executive Chairman of Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board, Prof. Femi Akinwumi has commended the management staff of the Board for their productivity at ensuring the effective delivery of all Universal Basic Education (UBE) activities in the State.
Speaking at the annual rendition of departmental activities of the Board, Prof. Akinwumi said the efforts of the management Staff have contributed to the achievements of the Board in the year under review.
The programme which also included accounts of stewardships by the Education Secretaries from the 16 Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) enabled the Directors and Education Secretaries to give reports of activities under their purview from January to December 2023.
The SUBEB boss commended the officials for their exceptional service delivery in the basic education sector which cuts across the academic development of pupils, capacity building of teachers and staff development, project executions and maintenance, financial management, regular monitoring of school activities, accurate data collection and dissemination, effective media coverage and publicity among others.
He called for synergy among the various departments to achieve a common goal, stressing that the cohesiveness among the various sections and units would continue to make the board a united, strong and result-oriented agency of government in the State.
While reacting to the security challenges in some schools, Prof. Akinwumi advised on the need to adopt the Basic Education Surveillance Team (BEST) to guard against regular occurrence of cases of burglary, theft, encroachment and looting of schools’ properties, adding that security of the schools should be a collective responsibility of all stakeholders.
Addressing the Education Secretaries, Akinwumi urged them to ensure regular monitoring of the schools in their domains for optimal UBE delivery and to justify the huge financial resources being committed to basic education by the Governor Oyebanji led administration.
The Chairman also used the opportunity to warn against collection of illegal money from pupils, stressing that the free and compulsory education policy of the State government is still in full force and must be strictly adhered to.
Present at the event were the Board Commissioners for Human Resource Management and Project Management, Dr Olufunke Fajobi and Dr. Kayode Adeoye, respectively as well as the Permanent Secretary, Mr Afolabi Adebiyi. The Commissioners both urged the management team to increase their productivity towards taking the Board to greater and enviable heights.