Reps want FG to increase budgetary allocation to accommodate free basic education
Education
Abuja, Feb. 14, 2024 (NAN) The House of Reoresehtatives has urged the Federal Government to increase budgetary allocation for education to accommodate free basic education for Nigerian children.
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala(APC-Oyo) during plenary in Abuja on Wednesday.
Moving the motion, he said the actualisation of promoting the right to education was bedeviled by issues such as low enrolment of children particularly the girl child.
Others he said include; low completion of basic education, shortage and poor quality infrastructures in schools, among others.
He said to ensure the efficiency and productivity of children as well as security for a better future for the Nigerian child, swift action needed to be taken to address the education crisis
Adopting the motion, the House urged the Ministry of Education to ensure the realisation of free basic education for all Nigeria children with no hidden charges or fees.
The House further urged the State Governments to actualise the right to free basic education in all states in
Nigeria and mandate the compulsory enrolment of all children in their states.
The House also urged UBEC to prescribe the minimum standards for basic education, with effective and strict monitoring of the standards and personnel audit of teaching and non-teaching staff.
The house also urged State Enforcement Agencies to make parents of children loitering during school hours to face the appropriate consequences.
The house mandated the Committee on Basic Education and Services to ensure compliance.
