Oyo govt. begins distribution of appointment letters to 5,600 new teachers today
BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI
The Oyo State government has said that the distribution of letters of appointment to 5,600 newly recruited basic school teachers in the state will begin today (Monday, January 6).
The distribution exercise will take place at Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities (LGUBEAs) situated in all local government areas across the state.
Chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, stated this at the weekend during a meeting with Education Secretaries in Ibadan.
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Dr. Adeniran charged the new teachers to be innovative and embrace modern techniques and approach in imparting knowledge.
Adeniran, who restated the Board’s zero tolerance for examination malpractices, said the new teachers’ appointments took effect from January 1st.
He, however, noted that about 12 local governments were over-bloated with teachers, while some local governments were understaffed, saying a redistribution would be done to ensure equity and justice.
Dr. Adeniran urged the newly-recruited teachers to display patriotic commitment, high level of integrity, and professional diligence in their duties.
“As young teachers, you are expected to be creative, adaptive, talented, and progressive. We urge you to be innovative.
“I, therefore, urge you to be the teacher for this age and the game-changing teacher for the future.
“You will be expected to be part of our dream for a revolutionalised basic education sub-sector.
“This is yet another testimony in our quest to reposition basic education in Oyo State in line with Governor Seyi Makinde’s campaign promises to our people, especially in the rural areas, many of which have shortage of teachers as a result of retirements and other issues.
“The first batch of 5,600 newly recruited teachers out of 7,000 who were successful after the rigorous recruitment processes will receive their letters from Monday,” he said.
Adeniran also disclosed that the Makinde-led government had paid N2.5 billion as counterpart fund for the 2022 and 2023 UBEC/SUBEB intervention projects, to enable basic schools and junior secondary schools to continue enjoying unhindered infrastructural development.
While congratulating the new teachers, the chairman advised them to demonstrate the highest level of professional ethics, urging them not to fail in their professional code of conduct as teachers.
He commended Governor Makinde for approving the appointment to fill vacant position in the education industry, stating that his intervention in the sub-sector had placed Oyo in the forefront among its peers.
