Ekiti SUBEB Gives 20 Vehicles to Monitoring Officers for Better School Supervision

Ekiti SUBEB has distributed 20 operational vehicles to monitoring officers across 16 LGAs to strengthen school supervision, data collection and quality assurance.

Ekiti SUBEB Chairman, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, said the initiative was a strategic investment in strengthening the monitoring, supervision and quality assurance of public primary schools across the state.

Akinwumi, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday during the distribution, said, “The vehicles will enhance school supervision, data collection and timely reporting by monitoring and evaluation officers,” adding that the exercise was evidence of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s commitment to providing the mobility required to improve security and education delivery.

He said, “The improved mobility will enable monitoring and evaluation officers to reach hard-to-access schools, monitor compliance with established standards and provide timely data for effective policy formulation.”

The SUBEB boss urged the beneficiaries to use the vehicles judiciously and maintain them properly to ensure their durability and effective utilisation.

The Permanent Secretary in the Board, Michael Omolayo, described the procurement and distribution of the vehicles as a demonstration of the commitment of the Oyebanji administration and SUBEB management to repositioning basic education for greater efficiency and improved outcomes.

Omolayo said, “Effective monitoring and evaluation remain central to quality assurance in the basic education sub-sector.”

He noted that inadequate logistics could hamper effective supervision, adding that the Board had provided field officers with the necessary operational tools to discharge their responsibilities effectively across public primary schools in the state.

Monitoring and evaluation officers play a key role in assessing school activities, checking compliance with education standards, gathering data and identifying areas requiring intervention.

Regular visits to schools are therefore important for ensuring that policies and programmes translate into improved teaching and learning conditions.

The Commissioner for Human Resources Management, Dr Olufunke Fajobi, said the initiative aligned with the administration’s human capital development agenda, commending the SUBEB chairman for prioritising staff welfare and operational efficiency.

Fajobi said an adequately equipped and motivated workforce was essential to improving learning outcomes

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Also, the Commissioner for Project Management, Kayode Adeoye, said the vehicles would facilitate effective monitoring of SUBEB projects, ensuring quality delivery, value for money and sustainability of interventions in schools.

In her remarks, the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr Aisha Garba, hailed Ekiti SUBEB for the initiative and reaffirmed UBEC’s commitment to continued collaboration with SUBEBs across the country.

Garba, who was represented by the UBEC State Coordinator, Tokunbo Olajubu, said Ekiti had remained a model in the effective utilisation of UBEC matching grants and the implementation of the commission’s programmes, assuring that UBEC would continue to support the state’s efforts to improve basic education.

The ceremony was attended by SUBEB board member, Alhaja Lateefat Arilewola; directors of the Board; Education Secretaries from the 16 LGEAs; Headmaster-Generals; and the beneficiary M&E officers.