Former Governor of Nasarawa State and newly appointed Chairman Governing Board of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has pledged to give necessary support in the bid to revamp basic education in Nigeria.

He appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing him as the chairman of UBEC, promising to use his wealth of experience and as a crusader for universal and qualitative education at levels, to transform basic education in the country.

Al-Makura spoke when he officially assumed duties at the Headquarters of the Commission in Abuja, according to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer and Protocol of UBEC, David Apeh, on Sunday.

The Senator was recently appointed by President Tinubu and inaugurated by Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa.

He promised to leave a lasting legacy after his tenure as chairman of UBEC.

“I cherish this four-year term appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, because I am a Trained Teacher, with a grade II certificate, National Certificate of Education and Bachelor’s Degree in Education, social studies.

“As a trained Teacher, I chose to teach during my mandatory National Youth Service Corps for a year before I ventured into civil service, private venture and politics, respectively.

“When I was Governor of Nasarawa State, I supported State Universal Basic Education, (SUBEB) and while in the senate, I was a member of UBEC committee, so I am a stakeholder of universal and qualitative education at different levels,” he said.