Civil society groups under the umbrella of Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) have staged a peaceful rally in Abuja to press government to provide quality education for all Nigerian children.

Members of different groups marched  to the National Assembly complex and Federal Ministry of Education displaying placards with inscriptions such as ‘UBEC money should not be in fixed deposit, use it wisely!’, ‘Increase education budget’, ‘Sanction states that refuse to access the UBEC funds’,  among others.

Speaking during the rally yesterday, the Policy Adviser of Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All (CSACEFA), Chioma Osuji, said the rally was to advocate for free quality education for all children.

According to her, sustainable development goals could not be achieved without giving priority to education.

Speaking earlier, the National Moderator of CSACEFA, Kabiru Aliyu, appealed to government to review the UBE Act of nine years compulsory free education to 12 to accommodate the senior secondary school level.

Addressing the group at the main entrance of the Federal Ministry of Education, the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who was represented by Dr. Muhammad Bello Umar, assured that government would look at their demands and act accordingly.

POSTED BY:OPUOMONI PRIYE

DATE:05/05/2017