“The states need to have a rethink and show more commitment to primary education by taking concrete steps to access the UBEC fund in the interest of the Nigerian child. The Fayemi government was said to have obtained a N852 million bank loan to access the 2012 fund from UBEC. They are looking at the counterpart fund they have to provide, without considering the inherent benefit to the Nigerian child and the nation at large. “UBEC fund remains irrelevant if states are unable to access it. However, any state that cannot access it should think Public Private Partnership (PPP) and see how they can innovatively access the fund.”

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 04:30 UTC