Osun

Teachers’ Recruitment: Adeleke Must Refund N2,000 Application Fee – CDHR Insists

ByYusuf Oketola

PublishedAugust 8, 2025

THE Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Osun State has expressed disappointment over the action of the state government to replace qualified teachers with Ad Hoc, calling for refund of the N2,000 application fees by the applicants.

This follows an announcement by the state government to deploy N1,750 Imole Youth Corps to classrooms across the state to replace the 5,000 awaiting teachers shortlisted for the 2024 teachers’ recruitment exercise.

The announcement was contained in a press release by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed last Wednesday.

Recall that the Osun Government had in February 2024 embarked on the Teachers’ Recruitment exercise but the process remains inconclusive till date.

The successful applicants after their interviews in September 2024 are yet to receive appointment letters from the government despite successive assurances.

Meanwhile, Olawale in the release blamed financial constraints for the continued delay in the recruitment process. He pointed out that the deployment of the Imole Youth Corps is part of measures to address personnel shortage in some schools and to prepare ground expansion of teaching personnel in a critical subject area.

But CDHR in a statement by its state chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Olowu called for additional compensation for the undue hardship caused by the state government, adding that the deployment of unqualified youth corps members to classrooms must be halted.

“The Osun State Government must immediately issue appointment letters to all successful teaching and education officer applicants. The government must refund the Two Thousand Naira (₦2,000.00k) application fee to each applicant and pay additional compensation for the undue hardship caused by the osun state Government Under the leadership of Sen. Ademola Adeleke.

“The deployment of unqualified youth corps members to classrooms must be halted immediately. An independent investigation must be initiated into the handling of the funds generated from the recruitment exercise.

“The CDHR views the current state of affairs as an unforgivable betrayal of trust and a gross violation of the right to employment, fair treatment, and access to quality education for students in Osun State.

“We will mobilize all legal and civic measures, including protests, litigations, and public advocacy, to ensure that this fraudulent act is not swept under the carpet. Governor Adeleke must act now or be held responsible for the continued decay in Osun’s education sector.”

Yusuf Oketola

Yusuf Oketola is a trained journalist with over five years of experience in the media industry. He has worked for both print and online medium. He is a thorough-bred professional with an eye of hindsight on issues bothering on social justice, purposeful leadership, and a society where the leaders charge and work for the prosperity of the people.