The Ondo State Government has increased the number of teachers in
primary schools in the state with the employment of 900 National
Certificate in Education holders.
According to the state’s Commissioner for Information, Kayode
Akinmade, the 900 were redeployed from the local government service
into the state Universal Basic Education Board to address the need for
more teachers in primary schools across the state.
Akinmade, who spoke in Akure on Wednesday, said a three-day
refresher course for the teachers was holding in four zones in the
state with a centre each in Ondo, Akure, Okitipupa and Ikare .
The opening ceremony of the course, which ends on Thursday, he
added was performed by the state Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, at the
Akure centre.
Akinmade, who said the deployment was to address the challenge of
shortage of teachers in schools, explained that government discovered
that the NCE holders were being underutilised in the local government
areas.
He added that the former local government workers were moving from
the era of redundancy to the era of full engagement, describing them as
round pegs in round holes.
Addressing the teachers at the opening ceremony of the course,
Mimiko charged them to be diligent in the discharge of their duties and
contribute their quota to the improvement of standard of education in
the state.
He said the deployment was an opportunity for them to use their wealth of experience to improve on the state of education.
“You have the opportunity to mould the future of the state and Nigeria, so you should be up and doing,” he stated.
The Head of Service, Toyin Akinkuotu, explained that the deployment was to enhance productivity in the service.
“In view of the economic situation in the country, the governor has
thought it right to redeploy you to enhance productivity,” he said.
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