Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the employment of 1,010 new teachers for secondary schools in the state after the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) completed the recruitment process.
According to a statement by Chief Press Secretary Ebenezer Adeniyan, the list of successful candidates will be published online and displayed at TESCOM headquarters and zonal offices across the state starting Tuesday. Successful candidates are to begin documentation immediately.
The Governor had previously approved the recruitment of 1,000 secondary school and 1,000 primary school teachers last year, initiating the recruitment exercise by TESCOM and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). While the secondary school candidate list has been approved, the primary school candidate list is being finalized.
Governor Aiyedatiwa had expressed concern over teaching staff shortages in public schools, particularly in rural communities, directing that recruitment address the needs of understaffed schools across the state.
The teacher recruitment initiative is part of the Aiyedatiwa administration’s efforts to revamp the state’s education sector. The Governor recently approved the payment of N633 million for students’ registration for the West Africa Examination Council’s Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination and approved the upgrade of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, to a University of Agriculture and Agribusiness.
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