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Makinde To Engage 7,000 Teachers, Caregivers To Bridge Deficiency

POSTED ON May 17, 2024 •   Breaking News      BY Benedicta Bassey
Oyo state GovSeyi Makinde/ Photo credit: @BestOfPDP/ Source: X


Oyo State Government led by Seyi Makinde said the state is set to recruit 7,000 teachers for public primary schools across the state.
The state government also said that plans are underway to engage100 caregivers for special schools across the state.

This was disclosed by the executive chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Nureni Adeniran, during a press conference held on Friday in the state.

Adeniran said, “It is my pleasure to announce to the world that His Excellency Engr. Seyi Makinde, in fulfilment of his electoral promise, and response to the yearnings of the good people of Oyo State, occasioned by the dearth of teachers in our public primary schools, has graciously approved the recruitment of 7,000 teachers in our public primary schools.”

Adeniran said efforts were ongoing to recruit the teachers in fulfilment of the state governor, Seyi Makinde’s promise to bridge the teachers’ deficit in the system.

“In addition, he also approved the recruitment of 100 caregivers in our special schools in the state. On behalf of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, the approval has been given and we are already commencing the preliminary work on the stages of this recruitment exercise, which will also be made public at the appropriate time.”

He added that applicants will be selected based on qualifications.

“Therefore, whatever the stages that will be followed to get this exercise conducted in a free, fair, and credible manner, will be emanating from this office under the signature of the Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board.

“I also want to say that no person has been empowered to collect a dime from anybody on account of this recruitment exercise. No person, whether staff or non-staff members, has been empowered to collect a dime from anybody on account of this recruitment. We want to use this opportunity to thank His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde for living up to his words as he promised that this recruitment would be done, and he has thus fulfilled that particular promise.”

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