Why We Are Silent On Teachers Recruitment – Osun Govt

The Osun State Government has assured residents that the 5,000 teachers it is set to employ will be on ground when schools resume for the next academic session in September. 

The government also debunked the rumour that it was silent on the recruitment exercise in a bid to manipulate the process in favour of PDP members. 

The State Commissioner for Education, Dipo Eluwole, while speaking with OSUN DEFENDER on Wednesday, noted that the delay in the recruitment was because of some issues that the ministry was sorting out. 

He highlighted some of the issues, including the elongation of the years of service of some retired teachers, as well as the new minimum wage. 

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The commissioner, while promising that the recruitment will be based on merit, said the cut-off mark will soon be announced, just as successful candidates will be called for interview. 

He said “I want to tell you that the recruitment exercise will be on merit. There won’t be any favouritism towards our party members. 

“We have some little arrangements we are making. I got approval for the recruitment of 5,000 teachers but along the line, a lot of issues are cropping up. 

“The issue of elongation for the retired teachers and minimum wages are parts of the things. So, we have to sit and readjust some things.

“Those that have retired and wanted to come back have applied and we’ve screened them. The result of the screening committee was submitted to me on Monday and we are working on it. They will be the first set to be redeployed to the schools.

 The recruitment will be based on the number of teachers we need for the subjects and after knowing this, we will come out with the cut-off mark and call the successful candidates for interview. 

“I want to tell you that before the schools resume for the next session, everything will be in place,” Eluwole noted.