House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on basic education and services has recommended Kwara State for quality delivery award, following the state’s judicious utilisation of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds.

The committee whose members were in Kwara State between Monday and Tuesday to inspect UBEC infrastructural projects in basic schools across the three senatorial districts of the state praised the state for efficient use of basic education grants.

The committee specifically applauded Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for quality service delivery seen in the management of the UBEC’s matching grants, saying the state deserves a pat on the back for the quality of the schools and other facilities funded from the money so far accessed.

“What we have seen so far in Kwara is of high quality and satisfactory. There is evidence of focus and commitment, and a clear interest in promoting basic education and empowering our children to survive in an increasingly complex technology driven global system,” chairman of the committee Prof. Julius Ihonvbere told newsmen on Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital.

Flanked by other members of the ad-hoc committee including the representative of Ilorin East/ Ilorin South constituency, Hon. AbdulGaniyu Cook-Olododo, Ihonvbere was speaking as the committee wrapped its two-day oversight visit to Kwara State to inspect the completed and ongoing UBEC-SUBEB projects.

He said: “I think the best way to appreciate what is going on is to have the proper understanding of how it used to be, and we’ve seen a lot in Kwara.

“It is not always that we find leadership that understands basic education and its value to national growth and development. If the basics – the foundation – is contaminated and corrupted, what it produces can never promote peace, stability, growth and development anywhere in the world, that is why basic education is very critical.”

The chairman Kwara SUBEB, Prof Shehu Adaramaja said the school projects cover renovation, construction, and comprehensive remodelling of various structures across at least 605 public schools in the State, including provision of furniture, public toilets, and water facilities.