By Ayodele Oni
No fewer than 2000 newly recruited teachers in Ondo State stormed the Governor’s office at Alagbaka ,in Akure, the State capital on Friday to protest alleged recruitment exercise carried out by the Ondo State Government.
The exercise, which was carried out in 2024 gave them jobs as primary school teachers in the state but till date, none of them has received letters of appointment.
Carrying placards, the protesters claimed that, despite their efforts making sure they satisfied the required prerequisites , the government of the state refused them appointment letters.
”We have not seen this kind of situation where we were called, interviewed and posted to schools, yet no appointment letter.”
A woman, Mrs Veronica Ojo said that ondo state government scammed them after teaching for a whole term, no payment, no letter.
According to her, Ekiti has successfully employed six thousand teachers done in three batches, but here in ondo, it is nothing but a scam.
The said teachers stormed the governor’s office not minding the heavy downpour, showed their displeasure over what they all termed as Scam.
Placards with different inscriptions like: “Give us our employment letters, pay us our salary” and many others, were displayed by the protesters.
Reacting, however, the Chief Press Secretary to Ondo State Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, stated that the protesters were those that got recruited through the backdoor.
According to him, they allegedly paid money to scammers that deceived them with fake appointment letters, purportedly issued by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM).
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