By Folorunso Ojo,Akure
Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (ODSUBEB) has said that it has secured approval from the state government to commence the recruitment of qualified teachers into its Public Primary Schools across the rural areas of the State.
According to a Press Release issued by the Board’s, Director of Information and Public Relations Prince Bolu Diesel Ajijo, the exercise which will last five days will commence on Tuesday, 2nd April and end on Saturday, 6th April.2024.
The current exercise tagged “Recruitment of Teachers for Rural Areas” is designed by the State Government to fill the ever yearning gap in the teaching staff in the rural areas of the State as against the Municipal and Urban areas that have more than their required teachers going by UNESCO standard of a maximum of 35 pupils per class.
Speaking on the recruitment before now while seeking the Governor’s approval, the Executive Chairman of ODSUBEB Rt Hon Victor Olabimtan said this is going to be a special exercise because it is going to be based on the needs assessment of each Local Government.
According to Olabimtan, appointments of teachers under this dispensation will be by Community by Community and Local Government by Local Government meaning that the Board would do everything humanly and administratively possible to ensure the new teachers to be recruited stay in their locality for at least five years before requesting for transfer
The only way to make the new Teachers stay and teach in their duty post is to ensure native of a particular area and Local Government are recruited to teach in their localities, Communities and Local Government.
The former Speaker Ondo State House of Assembly opined that only citizens of a Local Government like Ilaje, Ese -Odo, Irele and Odigbo because of the Special nature of these areas will be recruited to teach in their Schools.
