SERAP said: “The evidence of education deficit in the state is further buttressed by the case of Success Adegor, who was sent home because her parents could not pay the illegal school fee/levy of N900 and the insufficient and poor-quality education infrastructure of Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele.”
The FOI request read in part: “SERAP notes that since assuming office, your government has received over N7.8 billion from Universal Basic Education Commission . Your government has also received funds from federal allocations to Delta State. Your government accessed over N3 billion of UBEC funds between 2015 and 2016, while also reportedly approved the release of N1.28 billion counterpart fund to enable it access UBEC funds for 2017.
“SERAP believes that investment in education is an obligation of States under human rights law, and adequate resources must be allocated to the education sector including primary education on enduring basis and in a transparent and accountable manner.” “We note that it is the statutory responsibility of State Governments in Nigeria to provide free, compulsory and universal basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age by virtue of Section 2 of the Universal Basic Education Commission Act 2004. Further, under Section 18 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria , government at all levels in Nigeria should strive to eradicate illiteracy and provide free, compulsory and universal primary education to the citizens.
vanguardngr This is great! The focus should not primarily be on the federal government, the states and local governments should be made to account for the resources they collect. Thx SERAP.
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