The Edo State government has commenced
the process of recruiting 5,000 teachers for
its public primary and secondary schools,
the state c​ommissioner for e​ducation​,
Gideon Obakhan, has said.
Mr. Obakhan stated this on Thursday,
saying 50 science and special teachers had
already been recruited for those with
special needs.
According to him, induction and orientation
programmes have been organised for the
teachers.
“They have concluded this and they are
being posted out to different schools in the
state.
“We are also going to start the process of
the employment of 3,000 teachers within a
short while. We have carried out an analysis
to that effect.
“Our long term plan is to have about 5,000
teachers before the end of 2016.
“We are still doing an analysis to be sure
we are getting efficiency.
“Because of the separation of senior
secondary and junior secondary schools,
there have been some requests for teachers.
“We need to do some analysis to know the
exact number that we need now but we
know that there have been some complaints
about teachers in some schools,” he said.
The commissioner said the state would get
the required number of teachers to run its
schools, adding that many of them would be
posted to rural areas.
“We are also taking a firm stand on
redistribution of teachers across schools in
the state.
“We have made it clear that there will be no
preference in teacher redistribution,
including those already in the system
because lot of people lobby to remain in the
urban centres.
“We have made it known to them that
people in the rural areas are not less
important than those in the cities.
“So, if you are ready to take up
appointment, you should be ready to go
anywhere,” he stated source.
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Good news!

Too close to the end of this administration. Hope the next person will be able to pay the salaries of these civil servants?