Abiodun Employs 1,000 Teachers

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, approved the immediate employment of 1,000 Ogun Teach Interns to fill existing vacancies in public schools.

Abiodun also approved the engagement of 2,000 new OGUNTEACH applicants to the already engaged 2,000 interns, as well as a bungalow and cash prizes to teachers who did the state proud in the course of discharging their duties.

This was disclosed by the Governor during this year’s World Teachers’ Day celebration, held at the Oba’s Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

The governor while noting that the administration is doing everything possible to improve the lots of teachers, said the appointment of the new teachers takes immediate effect.

He said: “I’m approving the immediate employment of 1,000 teachers who have distinguished themselves in the Ogun Teach Scheme permanently into the state teaching service, to demonstrate our commitment to reducing the teachers/students ratio in our classrooms and appreciate the support of teachers in the March 18, 2023 governorship poll.

“It is my great joy to announce to you that Ogun State will be having an education summit soonest, for cross-fertilizing ideas by critical stakeholders in the sector, to proffer workable solutions to how to improve our education sector beyond this point and institutionalize the desired excellence in all our schools in line with the dreams of our founding fathers.

“To complement this initiative, we will be inaugurating an education trust fund to fund education infrastructure across the various levels. Also, a special committee on the rehabilitation of public schools to complement SUBEB’s interventions will be inaugurated soon.”

• Kazeem Badmus