President Bola Tinubu has appointed Aisha Garba, an international development specialist, as the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).
Garba, a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank, has over 24 years of experience in designing and managing education programmes across Nigeria, Ghana, Somalia, Kenya, the USA, and the United Kingdom.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced her appointment on Tuesday.
Garba was said to have spent more than 15 years at the World Bank where she led the end-to-end design, implementation, and impact assessment of education reforms and initiatives.
Quoting Onanunag, “Apart from being actively interested in and involved in human development issues, the development specialist will share her rich network with governments, development partners, and communities, as well as the skills she acquired working in fragile, conflict, and violent settings to deliver sustainable solutions in basic education.
“Garba had previously worked on the team that met the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets in Nigeria and consulted for the World Bank, Department for International Development, BOND-UK, Regent Foundation, and Muslim Aid Organization.
“She is an alumna of Petra American University in Jordan, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts combined degree in English and Computer Studies in 2000. She later got a Master’s in International Development at the University of Birmingham in the UK in 2007.”
The presidential aide added that Tinubu expects Garba to drive his administration’s vision of delivering quality basic education and ensuring Nigerian children are equipped to compete globally.
