By Laide Akinboade

Abuja—The new Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Dr Hameed Bobboyi, yesterday urged state governors and other relevant stakeholders to assist the Federal Government in efforts to revamp the basic education sub-sector in the country.

In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the commission, Mrs Helen Okoro in Abuja, Bobboyi stated this after he took over the management of agency from the immediate past Executive Secretary, Dr Suleiman Dikko.

He said there was no alternative to fixing the nation’s basic education sector that had suffered serious neglect in the past, noting that for the country to achieve the needed quality education and production of critical mass of manpower to drive government’s development agenda, the foundation of basic education must first be established.

He acknowledged the multiple challenges confronting basic education sector in Nigeria but expressed confidence that with all relevant stakeholders working together, the much-desired quality basic education would be achieved.

“We cannot get it right without properly laying a solid foundation for the growth and development of basic education. Yes, basic education is on the concurrent list, we all need to work collectively to revamp the sector.

‘’I understand that the federal government has done a lot through UBEC. We will sustain that and we will also meet with the state governments and relevant stakeholders in this regard,” he said.