‘Teacher Redistribution Meant To Address Imbalance, Not Punishment’

The Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has assured teachers across the state that the ongoing redistribution of teachers in public secondary schools is not intended to punish or inconvenience them, but to correct imbalances in deployment.

The chairman of TESCOM, Apostle ’Biodun Sanyaolu, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Friday, explaining that the exercise is part of the Commission’s statutory responsibilities aimed at promoting effective teaching and learning in line with the Revitalisation Agenda – ISEYA of the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun.

According to him, the redistribution is designed to address the imbalance in the deployment of teachers and ensure that all public secondary schools have the required number of subject teachers to deliver quality education to learners across the state.

He said, “It is imperative to state that the present redistribution process is not meant to inconvenience our esteemed teachers or their families, but to address the lopsidedness that has unfortunately become the norm in teachers’ postings.

“This has resulted in a situation where some public schools have an excess of teaching staff, while many others—particularly in semi-urban and rural areas—are grossly understaffed.

“This sad situation has given credence to the notion that Ogun State lacks sufficient teachers, whereas that is not the true position.”

Sanyaolu explained that the redistribution exercise was carefully designed to ensure that available subject teachers are deployed to schools based on required ratios, with due consideration for equity and fairness.

“The Commission has taken into account the need for fairness, especially for teachers who have spent over five years in one school. In fact, we have instances of teachers who have remained in the same school for over 20 years,” he said.

The TESCOM chairman added that the redeployment exercise would promote professionalism, enhance teachers’ development, and ultimately improve the quality of education in public secondary schools across the state.

He therefore appealed to all affected teachers to accept their new postings in good faith and resume at their new duty posts without delay, in the interest of the education sector and the overall development of Ogun State.