The Bauchi State Coalition for Improvement of Public Expenditure Management (BACIPEM) has called on Governor Mohammed Abubakar to implement the recommendation made by the Task Force Committee on Education Sector in the state.
It would be recalled that in 2016 Governor Abubakar declared state of emergency on education sector by setting up a 26-man task force committee on education under the chairmanship of Deputy Governor, Nuhu Gidado.
The committee was given eight weeks to submit its report, which had since July 2016 submitted its report to Governor Mohammed Abubakar.
The Acting Chairperson of BACIPEM, Mrs Mary Ann Emmanuel, made the appeal in Bauchi during a visit to Special Adviser on Education to the Governor, Comrade Sabo Mohammed.
BACIPEM which was being supported by Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) stressed the need for Governor Mohammed Abubakar to implement the recommendation which would address the challenges facing the education sector in the state.
“The term of reference of the committee included monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the policies as well as giving appropriate recommendation on how to improve access to quality education in the state,” she said.
According to her, one year after the submission of the report which has innovative and interesting recommendations not much have been heard on the implementation of the recommendation which will make education sector vibrant in the state.
She thereby called on the Governor to increase the budgetary allocation to the education sector from 18% to 26,% as well as strengthen the relationship with CSOs and government to allow free flow of information that will support monitoring and tracking of education projects.
Responding, the Special Adviser on Education to Governor Mohammed Abubakar, Comrade Sabo Mohammed, said that the governor was passionate about education sector, saying, “The governor is working assiduously on the report and implementation of the recommendation of the tasks force committee.”
He pointed out that the present administration does not compromise the issue of transparency, accountability, quality of teachers, toward improving the education sector in the state.