While they complain of
funds for educational projects in their respective domains, 29 states of the
federation, and the Federal Capital Territory have failed to make use of ₦80.9 billion available to them as Universal Basic Education
grant. The
money, from ₦177.6 billion total grants available to all 36 states and the
FCT, has remained with the UBE commission for years.
Each
state is entitled to ₦4.8 billion, and only a few have collected their allocations
in full.
Majority
have drawn only a bit of their grants needed for UBE programmes, according to
UBEC’s report made available to PREMIUM TIMES.
To
access the money, each state must provide a counterpart funding. States must
have also judiciously spent previous allocations.
The
list provided by UBEC shows that Benue, Enugu and Ebonyi States are the most
backward in failing to claim their money for educational projects.
The
three states have accessed only between 3.9 percent and 4.5 percent of their
allocations between 2009 and 2014.
Ebonyi,
which is at the bottom of the list, had only succeeded in accessing ₦311
million out of the ₦4.8billion.
Enugu
received only ₦800 million while Benue got ₦900 million.
Ironically,
Ebonyi State currently owes its teachers 12 months of salaries under the Federal
Teachers Scheme. Benue state also owes its teachers for over a year.
The
UBEC report shows that only seven states complied with UBEC’s criteria and
successfully received their grants in full.
The
states are Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Gombe, Taraba Anambra and Imo states.
According
to Adamu Misau, an official of UBEC’s department of Statistics, the states were
ranked based on three financial indicators, namely; state counterpart fund
contribution, UBE matching grants accessed and funds utilization.
A special adviser to
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwanyi of Enugu State, Uwakwe Abugu, said he could not
comment on why the state had yet to access its funds as that happened under the
previous administration.
STATES
|
UBEC ALLOCATIONS (2009-2014: IN BILLIONS)
|
ACCESSED
|
UN-ACCESSED
|
PERCENTAGE RATING
|
RANKING
|
Sokoto
|
N4.8
|
N4.8
|
–
|
100%
|
Top-ranking
|
Katsina
|
N4.8
|
N4.8
|
–
|
100%
|
Top-ranking
|
Kano
|
N4.8
|
N4.8
|
–
|
100%
|
Top-ranking
|
Gombe
|
N4.8
|
N4.8
|
–
|
100%
|
Top-ranking
|
Taraba
|
N4.8
|
N4.8
|
–
|
100%
|
Top-ranking
|
Anambra
|
N4.8
|
N4.8
|
–
|
100%
|
Top-ranking
|
Imo
|
N4.8
|
N4.8
|
–
|
100%
|
Top-ranking
|
Adamawa
|
N4.8
|
3.3
|
1.5
|
72%
|
Average
|
Kaduna
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
Zamfara
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
Lagos
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
Bayelsa
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
Yobe
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
Kebbi
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
FCT
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
Platue
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
Kwara
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
Bauchi
|
N4.8
|
3
|
1.8
|
62.5%
|
Average
|
Osun
|
N4.8
|
2.8
|
2
|
58%
|
None-performing
|
Bornu
|
N4.8
|
2.7
|
2.1
|
56%
|
None-performing
|
Jigawa
|
N4.8
|
2.3
|
2.5
|
47%
|
None-performing
|
Rivers
|
N4.8
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
39.5%
|
None-performing
|
Delta
|
N4.8
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
39.5%
|
None-performing
|
Ondo
|
N4.8
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
39.5%
|
None-performing
|
Akwa-Ibom
|
N4.8
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
39.5%
|
None-performing
|
Edo
|
N4.8
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
39.5%
|
None-performing
|
Ekiti
|
N4.8
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
39.5%
|
None-performing
|
Niger
|
N4.8
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
39.5%
|
None-performing
|
Ogun
|
N4.8
|
1.1
|
3.7
|
22%
|
None-performing
|
Oyo
|
N4.8
|
1.1
|
3.7
|
22%
|
None-performing
|
Nasarawa
|
N4.8
|
1.1
|
3.7
|
22%
|
None-performing
|
C/River
|
N4.8
|
1.3
|
3.5
|
27%
|
None-performing
|
Kogi
|
N4.8
|
1.1
|
3.7
|
22%
|
None-performing
|
Abia
|
N4.8
|
1
|
3.8
|
20%
|
None-performing
|
Benue
|
N4.8
|
.9
|
3.9
|
18.7%
|
None-performing
|
Enugu
|
N4.8
|
.8
|
4
|
16%
|
None-performing
|
Ebonyi
|
N4.8
|
.3
|
4.5
|
6.25%
|
None-performing
|
Total
|
N177.6bn
|
N96.7bn
|
N80.9bn
|
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