By Magnus Emuji
The need for governments to increase budgetary provision and funding for the education sector in order to enhance the upliftment of the standard of the education system has been brought to the fore .
A Non Governmental Organization, Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) made the call in Asaba, the State Capital during education summit organized by the organization for education stakeholders.
Addressing the stakeholders, the Delta State Coordinator of CSACEFA, Augusta Keneboh noted that the theme of the education summit was anchored on enhancing education financing , gender responsive , education sector planning for transformation and sustainability.
Keneboh said that increase in the funding for the education sector would improve learning outcomes, enhance capacity building for teachers as well as bridge the gap for marginalized groups and ensure that vulnerable children have equal access to education.
Keneboh also noted that investing in education would boost economic growth and development, adding that education could help individuals from low income backgrounds access better opportunities.
She advocated for active engagement with the civil society organizations in the area of budget processes and have a robust education sector plan aimed at addressing some of the issues confronting the sector.
The CSACEFA State Coordinator , who explained that there should be gender analysis and transformation in the education budget , implored the state to ensure that it effectively domesticated the national educational policy documents in the state.
She said that the objective of the organization was to ensure accountability in education sector , emphasizing that it has continued to carry out advocacies to relevant MDAs especially the education line Ministries.
Keneboh frowned at the low level of enrollment of boys and girls and out of school children in schools.
In their separate goodwill messages, the Director in the State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in charge of Adult and Non-Formal Education, Mr. Anthony Akponovo, the State Chairman of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Mrs. Precious Nwanne Young, Amb. (Dcn) Monday Ifoghere who is the immediate past NAPPS Chairman, the Director , Women Development and Gender Affairs, Ministry of Women Affairs , Community and Social Development, Mrs Faith Okpohworho , Director of Planning (Environmental and Gender Admin Sector), Ministry of Economic Planning, Mrs. Fidelia Atogun and Mr. Famous Obispo from Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs as well as a representative from Ministry of Technical Education, Juliette Ogbogu said that the importance of the summit could not be overemphasized and commended the group for organizing the summit.
They urged teachers in the state to be more committed to their duty and appealed to the state and local governments in the state to ensure a more conducive learning environment for public schools.
They called for collective efforts towards changing the negative narratives in the education system, just as they highlighted the achievements of their various MDAs .
The stakeholders, however, decried the rate of examination malpractice in the school system not only on the state but the country at large, saying that one of the critical approach to improve on the standard of education was fight against examination malpractice.
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