Two non-governmental organisations, Connected Development (CODE) and Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), have condemned the delay in the passage of the Universal Basic Education Act by the House of Representatives.
The call was made by the two organisations while forging a partnership in a bid to improve transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public procurement and contract implementation practices, in the health, education and environment sector, through a more structured and robust citizen engagement. To further strengthen this tie, and to pursue the move for the need for education for all, even at the grassroots, CODE has affirmed former housemate of Big Brother Naija, Leo Babarinde, popularly known as Leo Da Silva, as its Ambassador.
While speaking, Nkem Ilo, CEO of PPDC, said that, there needs to be more transparency from the federal and state governments on how funds allocated for education, health etc are utilised.
“A lot of money is set aside for…
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