Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the recruitment of 1,010 teachers for secondary schools in the state as part of efforts to improve the post-primary education sector.
His approval fulfills his electoral promise to address the persistent shortage of teachers in public schools.
The Governor’s approval came after the completion of the recruitment process by the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), which screened thousands of applicants last year.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, who stated that the list of new teachers will be released by the state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM).
According to the statement, the list of successful candidates will be made public online starting Monday and will also be displayed at the TESCOM headquarters and zonal offices across the state from Tuesday.
Adeniyan stated that the successful candidates are to begin their documentation immediately.
He said, “The Governor had approved the recruitment of 1,000 secondary school and 1,000 primary school teachers last year, which signaled the start of the recruitment exercise by TESCOM and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
“While the final list of secondary school candidates was approved by the Governor on Friday, that of the primary school candidates is currently undergoing final review.
“Governor Aiyedatiwa has expressed concern over the shortage of teaching staff in public schools, particularly in rural communities.
“This necessitated his directive that the recruitment must be based on the specific needs of understaffed schools across the state.
“The recruitment of teachers in both primary and secondary schools is one of the efforts of the Aiyedatiwa administration to revamp the education sector in the state.”
It will be recalled that Governor Aiyedatiwa last Friday approved the payment of N633 million for the registration of students for the West African Examinations Council’s Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination.
This came after the Governor approved the upgrade and conversion of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, into a University of Agriculture and Agribusiness.
According to the statement, “Governor Aiyedatiwa had expressed concern over teaching staff shortages in public schools, particularly in rural communities.
This necessitated his directive that the recruitment must be based on the peculiar needs of the understaffed schools across the state.
“The recruitment of teachers in both primary and secondary schools is one of the efforts of the Aiyedatiwa administration in revamping the education sector in the state.
“The governor had last Friday approved the payment of N633 million for the registration of students for the West African Examination Council’s Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination.
“This came after the governor approved the upgrade and conversion of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, to a university of agriculture and agribusiness.”
