THE Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has promised to pay more attention to teaching, learning and infrastructural development in public primary schools in the riverine communities of the state.
The Executive Chairman of the Board, Hon Samuel Mariere made the promise when he led other members of the board to Burutu Local Government Area in continuation of the board’s advocacy meeting with stakeholders in public primary school education in the state.
He stated that the advocacy visit was strategic as it again availed the board the opportunity to inform the public about the unrelenting efforts by the state government to improve standards in public primary institutions in the state as encapsulated in the MORE agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
Hon Mariere said statistics from the Federal Government indicated that riverine communities in the state have the highest numbers of out of school children.
He recalled that Delta State was rated number ten position of low enrolment and out of school children in the country, emphasizing that the bulk of the challenge was from riverine communities.
Hon Mariere noted that the state Governor, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori is committed to improve the quality of primary school education in the state, hence the need to revamp the system towards changing the narratives.
He warned Union Leaders against indiscipline and insubordination against the Local Education Secretary, saying that the board frown at such ugly acts.
The Chairman, Burutu Local Government Area, Chief Julius Takeme, commended Hon Mariere and his team for the zeal to drive government reforms in the public primary education system.
He said the council was ready to support the reforms, while appealing to SUBEB to establish new schools in the area as well as renovation of dilapidated structures and reopening of closed community primary schools.
The Secretary Burutu Local Education Authority, Comrade Rufus Esrifa, also commended the Subeb officials for engaging stakeholders in the public primary education, adding that the benefits are enormous and obvious to see.
He appealed to the board to help address the issue of good office accommodation, lack of speed boats for monitoring, distractions from NUT leaders and contact resisting of transfer by teachers.
