Oyo State government has charged the newly recruited 5,600 teachers in the state to be innovative and embrace modern techniques and approach in imparting knowledge.
Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran who gave the charge also stared that distribution of appointment letters to the newly recruited basic school teachers will begin on Monday, January 6, 2025, .
He said the distribution exercise would take place at local government Universal Basic Education Authorities (LGUBEAs) situated in the 33 local government areas across the state.
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 1st, 2025.
He, however, noted that about 12 local governments were over-bloated with teachers, while some local governments are understaffed, saying a redistribution will be done to ensure equity and justice.
Adeniran also urged the new teachers to display patriotic commitment, high level of integrity, and professional diligence to their duties.
“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,” he said.
“You will be expected to be part of our dream to revolutionalise 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 Chairman added.
Adeniran also disclosed that the Governor Seyi Makinde-led government had paid N2.5 billion as counterpart fund for the 2022 & 2023 UBEC/SUBEB intervention projects to enable basic and junior secondary schools to continue enjoying unhindered infrastructure 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.
He commended Governor Makinde for approving the appointments 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.
