Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, Tuesday said the strength and development of Nigeria educational system rests on the quality of primary education.
A statement by the OYOSUBEB Media Team said Dr Bobboyi stated this while speaking at the training of 137 Education Secretaries of Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities from across the South-west states in Ibadan.
Represented by UBEC’s zonal assistant director, Mr. Olusegun Akere, the UBEC Executive Secretary maintained that the roles of the secretaries in basic education implementation are too crucial to be taken for granted, hence the need for them to pay adequate attention to training.
“They are to ensure that whatever is required for schools under them to perform effectively are provided. With these responsibilities on their shoulders, they deserve to get the professional support they need from the State Universal Basic Education Boards and the Universal Basic Education Commission, among others.
“Training them as regularly as possible assures that basic education delivery will perform above average in terms of learner performance.
“Apart from the supervisory and other administrative functions they perform, they also provide professional leadership to Headteachers and teachers, as support officers, mentors, and coaches,” he stated.
While assuring the secretaries of the commission’s continued support in improving their knowledge and skills in educational management, Dr Bobboyi said they are the administrative and professional heads of the Local Government Education Authorities and are primarily expected to ensure that the primary schools in their domains are run efficiently.