Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved recruitment of 7,000 teachers into public primary schools in the state.
The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB), Dr. Nureni Adeniran, disclosed this during a press briefing in Ibadan on Friday.
According to Adeniran,
100) care givers will also be employed into the special needs sub-sector in the State.
He said efforts are ongoing before now to recruit the teachers, in fulfilment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s promise.
“In fulfilment of his electoral promise and the yearnings of the people of Oyo State, occasioned by the gap of Teachers in our public primary schools, Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the recruitment of 7,000 teachers in our public primary schools.
“In addition, he also approved the recruitment of 100 care givers in our special schools,” he said.
Adeniran said the recruitment needs to be brought to the public domain, to avoid misleading information by scammers.
He appealed to intending applicants not to fall victim of fraudulent people, and be wary of scammers.
Adeniran said nobody or group has been appointed to be an agent to the Board.
He added that the board has just started preliminary work on the recruitment process.
“The stages to follow to have a free, fair, credible exercise will emanate from this board, signed by me,” Adeniran said.
He advised applicants not to hesitate to come to the board to make enquiries and not rely on third-party information.
He said : “No Staff member has been empowered to collect money from applicants.
“We thank His Excellency for living up to his words. He fulfilled his promise and may God give him divine wisdom to navigate the affairs of the State.”
He said l the board will soon announce when applicants can apply, saying the board is working with other relevant agencies for a seamless exercise.
Adeniran said the board will comply strictly with the Governor’s directive to conduct an exercise, based on merit.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
