Profile General Simeon Kayode Oni

Welcome to Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board.   On September 30th 1999, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo formally launched the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme, which was passed into law by the National House of Assembly, thus creating the way for the take off of the programme.   The Ekiti State House of Assembly immediately passed the UBE bill establishing the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board, which was approved by the State Governor. This makes Ekiti one of the first states to pass the UBE bill. These legal provisions of the National and State level consequently changed the former National Primary Education Commission (NPEC) to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and at the state level, State Primary Education Board (SPEB) to State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB)   Education is one of the personal freedom to which every human being should have a claim and primary education is the foundation of all education systems. The Enactment of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board fully empowered the board to a faithful implementation of the UBE programme such that it will:   build a solid foundation for qualitative education revive the failing standard of public primary schools motivate teachers to develop the pupils for dignified future make our primary schools a haven for knowledge of calm/comfort provide a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning activities provide adequate care and supervision for the children establish high standard and modern nursery and primary schools Improved workers welfare and staff maintenance   The leadership of the board continues to pursue academic excellence and rekindle the fire of qualitative universal basic education in Ekiti State.   General Simeon Kayode Oni Executive Chairman Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board