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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has reiterated their vow to tackle and eliminate corruption in the basic education sector.
Chairman of ICPC, Musa Aliyu, made this vow at a three-day capacity-building workshop for officials of State Universal Basic Education Boards, SUBEBs, and Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board, FCT-UBEB on Tuesday in Abuja.
Represented by ICPC Director of Special Services, Mrs Grace Agha-Ibe, the anti-graft boss expressed concern over the harm corrupt practices had caused in the education sector, adding that all hands must be on deck to bring the monster under control.
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While tasking officials in the sector on promoting transparency and accountability, he worried about the consequences of lack of transparency and accountability in the sector.
“Corruption is a cancer that ramifies every sector of our national life and the education sector has not been spared. Indeed the lower end of the education ladder has witnessed more of its impact.
“According to the British Council, about one-fifth of the world’s 60 million out-of school children are in Nigeria.
“Children that are able to access schools typically learn little.
“From enrolment, to the provision of textbooks and equipment, appointment and management of teachers, assessment of teaching and learning processes, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of schools,” he said.
Dr. Muyi Aina, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, brought attention to the continued public health crisis, stating that too many women are still dying from pregnancy and childbirth complications, while preventable diseases are robbing far too many children of their chance to reach their fifth birthday.
In other news, on Monday in Abuja, Dr. Muyi Aina voiced his concerns at a two-day engagement meeting aimed at addressing vaccination and maternal and child health.
The event, hosted by the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development with backing from NPHCDA, brought religious leaders from northern Nigeria together to explore solutions for improving health outcomes for mothers and children.
Dr. Muyi Aina, head of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, disclosed that Nigeria has identified 70 cases of the circulating variant of poliovirus type 2. These cases have been traced to 46 Local Government Areas spread across 14 states in the northern region of the country.
