By Felix Khanoba
The Federal Government has described as regrettable the refusal of some states to access counterpart funds from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who stated this at this year’s 65th National Council on Education meeting in Jalingo, Taraba State, said over N130 billion in UBEC custody is still unutilized due to the inability of states to provide their 50 percent counterpart funds.
Adamu, who spoke through the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said the affected states need to reprioritize basic education as it is the bedrock for further and continuing education.
Emphasizing the need for cooperation from the states, Adamu said the task of developing education at all levels requires that all hands must be on deck to achieve the desired results.
