The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered investigation into the recent recruitment of teachers into primary and secondary schools in the state following allegations that the process was compromised.
Aiyedatiwa said that government had taken action against some *insiders” in the State Universal Basic Education Board(SUBEB) that defrauded some applicants.
Thefrontrank reports that some newly recruited teachers had on Friday protested their exclusion from the data-capturing process by the state government.
The government is conducting a biometric data-capturing exercise to finalise the recruitment process.
Reacting to the protest, Aiyedatiwa’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, admitted that the protesters were scammed with fake appointment letters by some “insiders” in SUBEB.
Adeniyan in a statement, said that disciplinary action had been taken against the three SUBEB insiders who allegedly connived with external individuals to defraud the applicants.
The statement read: “The attention of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has been drawn to reports of a protest by individuals claiming to have been denied employment during the recent recruitment of teachers by the Ondo State Government through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
“To clarify, those who protested were not teachers but applicants defrauded by scammers who issued fake employment and posting letters during the recruitment exercise, after collecting money from them.
“These defrauded applicants were identified during the biometric verification process and informed that their letters were fake.
“Already, disciplinary action has been taken against three SUBEB insiders who allegedly connived with external individuals to defraud the applicants.
“The over 2000 teachers duly employed by the government for primary and secondary schools have already commenced work.
“However, Mr. Governor has directed the management of SUBEB to invite the victims of the fraud for a meeting, while a committee has been constituted to further look into the matter.”
