By: VITALIS UGOH, Calabar:
The Cross River State Basic Education Board, (SUBEB) has earmarked N7.5 billion for projects under the 2012-2015 Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC) Matching Grant.
As a result it has invited reputable contractors with good track records of performance and experience to tender for the jobs.
This was disclosed by the Executive Chairman of the Board, Dr Stephen Odey, while briefing journalists in his office.
According to him more than 200 projects, ranging from construction of new school blocks to rehabilitation, would take place as soon as procurement is completed.
He said, “the governor, Prof Ben Ayade approved N3,8 billion to enable us access the Matching Grant which was lying unused with UBEC” .
Aside from that there was an excess fund that was left with the Central Bank of Nigeria from 2012 to 2015 which we could not access but this administration has been able to access it.
Schools are being built across the State.
“The Special Education fund from 2013 to 2015 has been accessed with infrastructures being erected in our special education centre across the State, he added”.
Odey said the SUBUB has commenced procurement of more than 200 jobs to enhance the State Basic Education, adding “we have advertised the entire job for 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. We shall use contractors without any record of job abandonment; contractors who are competent as we will be very prudent and transparent in our operations”.
“This is our account statement with Heritage Bank. We have our complete money of N7.5 billion in that account” .
