ASABA/Nigeria: The Wife of the Delta State Governor and Founder of the 05 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa has commissioned Quality Assurance Monitoring 18 seater Hiace bus, 25 motorcycles and distributed several learning materials to schools in the 25 local government areas of the state with a charge on teachers to do their best by imparting sound moral value and academic knowledge on their pupils and students.
Dame Okowa gave the charge yesterday in Asaba during the official commissioning of quality assurance monitoring vehicle and motor cycles where the 2018 Universal Basic Education Commission/State Universal Basic Education Board UBEC/SUBEB instructional materials were distributed to schools in the 25 local government areas
The Governor’s wife who stressed the need for teachers not to relent in playing their role of imparting sound moral and academic knowledge on their pupils and students, admonished teachers not to condescend low under any guise by collecting money from their pupils and students.
While saying that the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education was key and vital in the human capital development programme of the state government, Dame Okowa implored Chief Inspectors of Education (CIEs) and Head Teachers to continue to do the needful by ensuring that teachers under their supervision discharge their duties professionally.
The Secretary to the State Universal Basic Education Board, Sir Byron Unini, at the occasion, warned operators of the Quality Assurance Monitoring bus and 25 motor cycles commissioned against using the vehicle for private purpose.
While assuring stakeholders that the instructional materials which included computers, e-learning materials, solar panels, inverters, chairs and tables amongst others would get to the end users, he disclosed that the management of UBEC recently approved 2 percent of SUBEBs’ intervention funds for Quality Assurance in all the states of the Federation.
Sir Unini also disclosed that the UBEC’s approval was aimed at promoting effective and efficient monitoring mechanism in schools by SUBEBs and Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs), and hailed the Delta State Government for meeting all the conditions stipulated.
According to him, Governor Okowa’s commitment, passion and unflinching support for the education sector guaranteed the prompt and up-to-date payment of the state’s counterpart fund which hitherto was un-accessed since 2012.
“In keeping with the mandate of the Universal Basic Education Commission’s road-map on quality assurance for 2015 – 2020, one 18-seater bus and 25 motor cycles have been procured while furnishing of the Quality Assurance Department with basic office equipment for e-monitoring and supervision is on-going,” he said.
The Director in the South-South Zonal office of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Osahon Igbinoba who was represented by Mr Omuta Obanovwe, applauded the Okowa led administration for the quality collaboration with UBEC in accessing the state counterpart fund for advocacy and sensitization of school management and other stakeholders for effective implementation.
