The Oyo State Government has approved the absorption of Two Thousand 2,000 Primary school teachers, initially seconded to the Post-Primary Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) in the state, during the previous administration of Senator Abiola Ajimobi.
This was revealed in Ibadan by the Chairman, TESCOM, Pastor Akinade Alamu today during the celebration of 2022 World Teachers’ Day.
The teachers, who teach in secondary schools across the State had appealed to the Oyo State Government to either regularize their appointments as TESCOM teachers or revert their appointment as Primary School teachers under the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB).
The Chairman TESCOM said, absorption of the teachers into the post-primary sub-sector of Oyo State permanently is another sign of the present administration’s commitment to the development of education.
He equally revealed that the Oyo State Government has approved the next round of Promotions in the State Civil-service, adding that after necessary paperwork the exercise will commence.
Alamu however debunked insinuations that Oyo State took the 33rd position nationwide, after the just concluded West Africa Secondary School Examination.
The Chairman advised Politicians to desist from politicizing education in the State, saying that Education under Seyi Makinde has been progressing.
Speaking at the event, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem appealed to teachers in the State to embrace the State Government’s efforts in improving the education sector.
He added that Oyo State Government will not rest on its oars in ensuring the education sector keeps soaring high.
“It is pertinent to re-emphasize it that the machinery of the State, ably led by His Excellency, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has the determination to transform the education sector”, he said.
