By Maryam Abeeb
The Universal Basic Education Commission , UBEC has organised a stakeholders meeting to create a pathway for moral regeneration and reorientation at the basic education level in the country.
Speaking while declaring the meeting open in Abuja, Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi stated that over the years, the commission has been concern over the degeneration of moral and overturn of values in the society.
According to him, the Commission as an agency of Government has the onus to re-order the situation as it has as one of its objectives ‘’to ensure the acquisition of appropriate level of literacy, numeracy, manipulative, communicative and life skills as well as ethical, moral, and civic values”.
“In fulfilling this objective, and in relation to the mandate of the Commission, the focus is the school. In as much that there are many other institutions responsible for moulding the character of the child, the school plays a major role in the life of a child. The school is a socializing agent of moral and character building where responsible functional citizens are developed from the cradle,” he said.
Bobboyi added that since the basic education level is where learners are given the opportunity to equip themselves with moral values, skills and competencies that can assist them in effecting personal and community positive change, the Commission has taken it upon itself to organize the stakeholder’s workshop with the school as its target.
“Prior to now, The Commission had conducted an explorative survey to gather information on the level of moral degeneration, its causes as well as its effect on teaching and learning in the school. Besides, information on what could be done to mitigate the effect of the degeneration was also gathered. We shall be sharing some excerpts from the report. This is to enable whatever discussion we are having today to be meaningful and evidenced based,” he said.
UBEC boss urged the participants in the event, to use the opportunity to make meaningful contribution that will assist the Commission to achieve the goal of the programme at not just the basic education level but the society in general.
The event had participants from the different facets of life; the Church, Academia, the private sector, practitioners, and the classroom teachers.
