BY FAVOUR PERCY-IDUBOR/BENIN
TO boost the number of teachers presently operating across public schools in the three Senatorial districts of the State, Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has given the approval to employ 500 new teachers.
The newly sworn-in Commissioner for Education, Dr. Emmanuel Paddy Iyamu made this known in Benin City, shortly after his resumption at the Ministry of Education domiciled at the State Secretariat
Dr. Iyamu, while harping on the importance placed on the education sector by Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration, revealed that the recruitment of new teachers which will be done in tranches, is meant to fill in public schools.
He stressed the Government’s commitment to ensuring that all public schools in Edo are adequately staffed by qualified teachers. He noted that the era of having two or three teachers in a school is gone and enjoined adequately qualified Nigerians to apply, stressing that recruitment will be based strictly on merit.
According to him, the recruitment, which is coming barely one week after 360 persons were recruited into the core State Civil and Public Service, as against contract staff underscores the administration’s determination to create permanent jobs for Edo people.
Explaining further, the Commissioner said, “This move is to ensure that the average Edo child gets the best in terms of education, even as we drive infrastructural development in the State.
