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June 17, 2019
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission,UBEC Hamid Bobboyi, has said that the commission would adopt the Open ContractData Standards to eradicate corruption in its contract system.
Bobboyi made the remarks in Kaduna on Monday at theopening of a two-day national dialogue on Open Contract Data Standards, organisedin collaboration with MacArthur Foundation.
Represented by UBEC’s Deputy Director, Partnership andTeacher Professional Development, Olumayowa Aleshi, Bobboyi said the dialoguewas part of measures to ensure accountability and eradicate corruption in contractprocessing.
He said that the collaboration with MacArthurFoundation tagged `On the Nigeria project’ was in actualisation of UBEC’spolicy of frugality and probity.
The executive secretary said the the commissioninvolved UBEC’s  heads of procurement, fiscal planning and financeunits  in the dialogue as a way of showing its importance.
He described the Open Contract Data Standards as aninternationally recognised system that could improve service delivery, reducewastage and tackle corruption.