October 22, (THEWILL) – Ogun State government on Friday began the distribution of appointment letters to 5,000 teachers employed through Ogun Teach Scheme.
The exercise is being supervised by the Chairman of Ogun State Teaching Commission (TESCOM) Olalekan Ifede.
The Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Kunle Somorin, in a statement, said that the distribution of the letters was for the first batch of successful candidates.
Somorin recalls that the Governor Dapo Abiodun, during the celebration of the 2021 World Teachers Day, promised that the teachers would soon be given their letters of engagement.
He, however, noted that the introduction of Ogun Teach Intervention to employ 5,000 interns was to fill teacher vacancies in primary, secondary and technical colleges in the State.
Somorin, who said that the new teachers the new teachers are expected to come with originals of their certificates noted that until the 5000 teachers were engaged by the state government
“Ogun State government on Friday commenced distribution of appointment letters to 5,000 teachers employed via Ogun Teach Intervention. This is in line with Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration to employ 5,000 interns who participated in the Ogun Teach, to fill teacher vacancies in primary, secondary and technical colleges in the state.
“The new teachers are expected to come with originals of their certificates, other proofs of identity such as birth certificates, declaration of birth and LG of origin.
“The distribution is being done in batches, until all the 5,000 teachers are engaged. All successful candidates are being contacted by SMS and the list is available at the state secretariat (TESCOM).
“The governor, however, thanks the people of Ogun for their abiding love, trust and prayers to ensure the future is better than the present”, the statement added.
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