Ekiti Government Employs 500 Teachers

By Babatunde Solanke

Following the recruitment process to fill vacant positions in public secondary schools in the Ekiti State, the State Government has employed no fewer than 500 teachers successful applicants.

Employment letters of the successful teachers are currently ready for collection at the  TESCOM office in the state.

The Permanent Secretary, Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission, Mike Omolayo, made this disclosure on Sunday during a ‘public service announcement’ signed on his behalf by the Chief Information Officer, Princess Adejoke Ajayi.

 “Following the recent release of the lists of successful candidates recruited into the teaching service by the Ekiti State TESCOM, successful candidates who have completed their documentation processes are hereby directed to collect their letters of appointment at TESCOM, Ado Ekiti on Monday 11th September, 2023 by 10 am,” TESCOM permanent secretary said

The new teachers, according to the letter, are expected to resume on September 18 when the new academic session begins in the state, Ajayi disclosed.

Recall that the state Governor Biodun Oyebanji had recently approved appointment of 500 teachers into public secondary schools in the state, about 12,000 job seekers including physically challenged persons applied for the jobs which qualifying examination held at Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti.

The qualifying examination was followed by two other stages of oral interview and micro-teaching for successful candidates, which Omolayo said in the announcement, was “for the purpose of promoting merit and ability over mediocrity.”