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The pan Yoruba socio political group, Afenifere (Ilosiwaju Yoruba) has said the convener of the Yoruba Patriots Movement invited the group to the Yoruba summit holding in Ibadan on Thursday ( today).
The Afenifere group (late Senator Ayo Fasanmi faction) however said members of the group would not attend the summit because of COVID-19.
The Publicity Secretary of the Afenifere faction, Chief Biodun Akin-Fasae, told our correspondent that were it not for coronavirus, the group would have attended the summit.
Akin-Fasae said, “ We were invited but I don’t think we will go because of COVID-19. I think he has postponed the summit because of the virus. We were invited but we won’t be able to go because of the virus.
By Yinusa Ishola
Ado-Ekiti, Jan 5, 2021 Ekiti state government, on Tuesday, said that its payment of N7.3bn Universal Basic Education (UBEC) counterpart fund was part of its intervention to reposition the education sector.
Prof. Femi Akinwumi, Chairman, Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the commission’s activities geared towards uplifting basic education in the State.
According to him, the N7.3bn payment was for the execution of projects in public primary and secondary schools in the last two years, approved by gov. Kayode Fayemi to prioritise basic education and turn around the education sector.
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The Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Femi Akinwumi, yesterday disclosed that the state government had paid the sum of N7.3 billion as counterpart funding to Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for the execution of projects in public primary and secondary schools in the last two years.
The chairman made the disclosure in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, while briefing journalists on the activities of the body and its strides to improve basic education in the state.
Akinwumi stated that the state Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, decided to pay such amount of money owing to priority placed on basic education as well as his determination to turn around the state education sector.
Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti
The Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Femi Akinwumi, yesterday disclosed that the state government had paid the sum of N7.3 billion as counterpart funding to Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for the execution of projects in public primary and secondary schools in the last two years.
The chairman made the disclosure in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, while briefing journalists on the activities of the body and its strides to improve basic education in the state.
Akinwumi stated that the state Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, decided to pay such amount of money owing to priority placed on basic education as well as his determination to turn around the state education sector.
It gives me great pleasure today to sign the 2021 Appropriation Bill and the enabling 2020 Finance Bill into law. I would like to appreciate the National Assembly, and in particular, thank the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and indeed all distinguished and honourable leaders and members for their cooperation in expeditiously enacting these important money bills. This will enable their implementation to commence by 1st January 2021.
I commend the sustained mutual understanding, collaboration and high-level engagements between officials of the Executive and Legislative Arms of Government, which have made the accelerated enactment of these Bills possible.
We must maintain partnership in the interest of our people, regardless of any differences regarding the Legislative provisions governing our federal budgeting process.