Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund and other Services were recently at the headquarters of the agency to evaluate its activities.
She acknowledged that the Fund is charged with the responsibility of rehabilitating, developing and improving the quality of tertiary education in the country, with primary beneficiaries comprising universities, colleges of education, polytechnics, monotechnics, staff training and development agencies, libraries, books development, research, ICT and capacity building.
The much-applauded littering of structures across schools bear witness to his proactive steps in ensuring that projects are executed within timelines. He drastically reduced bureaucratic bottlenecks in the agency through his open-door policy. This has also contributed largely in seamless but judicious release of funds for projects in line with due process.
“The issue of inadequate assess of the funds that we allocate to schools is a very painful thing, especially given the inflationary trend. One billion naira two years ago is almost like N500,000 today or less. So, the more you delay the utilisation of this intervention, the less value you can get from it.“We have tried on our side. We studied the situation. There has been a significant improvement.
Again, Lawal did not fail to appreciate the interventionist agency under the leadership of Echono for the level of infrastructural development achieved so far in higher institutions through the help of the Fund. He admitted that the structures have enhanced growth and development of education in the state.
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