The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Muhammad Modibbo, last Thursday challenged faith-based orgainsations on the delivery of quality education in the country.

Modibbo made the call in Abuja while receiving members of the women wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

He said: “I have been looking for an opportunity to interface with major faith-base organisations because education as you all know is the responsibility of all. “There is no way government alone can take responsibility for education. We must bring everybody interested in partnering with government in the development of the education sector together and I strongly believe that without religious inclinations, we will not achieve the desired result.’’

He said that the support and partnership between faith-based organisations and government was necessary for the immediate transformation of the education sector.

Modibbo said that there was no doubt that there were lots of challenges that had destroyed the education system in the country.

He said that the Education Research Development Council recently clarified their position on a misconception that Islam and Christian religions had been marginalised in the new curriculum.

According to him, the new curriculum had taken into consideration the need for children to undertake faith-based lessons to enable them have a better grasp of basic education delivery.

Earlier, the acting National Chairperson of the Association, Mrs Leah Solomon said that they were in UBEC to seek partnership in pursuance of improved standard of education in the country.

Solomon, who said that the association was engaged in establishing nursery and primary schools, solicited UBEC’s assistance in the funding of their projects.