Oyo Charges New 5,600 Teachers On Innovations

Oyo State government has said the distribution of letters of appointment to 5,600 newly recruited basic school teachers would begin on Monday.

It charged them to be innovative and embrace modern techniques and approaches in imparting knowledge.

The distribution exercise would take place at local government Universal Basic Education Authorities (LGUBEAs) in all the local government areas of the state.

Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni Adeniran who stated this on Friday during a meeting with education secretaries in Ibadan, restated the board’s zero tolerance for examination malpractices.

According to him, the new teachers’ appointments take effect from January 1, 2025.

He, however, noted that about 12 local governments were over-bloated with teachers while some local governments were understaffed, saying a redistribution would be done to ensure equity and justice.

Adeniran urged the newly recruited teachers to display patriotic commitment, high level of integrity and professional diligence to their duties.

He said, “As young teachers, you are expected to be creative, adaptive, talented and progressive. We urge you to be innovative, I therefore urge you to be the teacher for this age and the game-changing teacher for the future.

“You will be expected to be part of our dream to revolutionise the basic education sub-sector.

“This is yet another testimony in our quest to reposition basic education in Oyo State in line with Governor Seyi Makinde’s campaign promises to our people, especially in the rural areas, many of which have shortage of teachers as a result of retirements and other issues.

“The first batch of 5,600 newly recruited teachers out of 7,000 who were successful after the rigorous recruitment processes will receive their letters from Monday.”

Adeniran also disclosed that the Seyi Makinde-led government had paid N2.5 billion as counterpart fund for the 2022 & 2023 UBEC/SUBEB intervention projects to enable basic schools and junior secondary schools to continue enjoying unhindered infrastructural development.

While congratulating the new teachers, the chairman advised them to demonstrate the highest level of professional ethics, urging them not to fail in their professional code of conduct as teachers.

The chairman commended Governor Makinde for approving the appointment to fill vacant positions in the education industry, stating that his intervention in the sub-sector has placed Oyo in the forefront among its peers.