Kazeem Badmus
THE State of Osun Commissioner for Education, Hon. Folorunsho Oladoyin, has said that paucity of fund is responsible for the delay in the recruitment of teachers for public schools in the state.
Oladoyin made this known while appearing at the plenary of the State House of Assembly, during the deliberation on the Ministry of Education budget which is contained in the 2022 budget presented by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to the lawmakers.
During the plenary, Minority Leader of the Assembly, Hon. Babajide Adewunmi, lamented that there is no enough teachers in Osun public schools, asking Oladoyin while the state government was yet to employ new set of teachers who have scaled through test and screening processes in the recent recruitment exercise.
Adewunmi reminded the commissioner of his pledge last year when he appeared before the house during which he promised that the recruitment of teachers would be done in November, 2020.
The lawmaker wondered why the recruitment of teachers which Oladoyin promised would be done in November last year, was yet to be done almost a year after.
However, Oladoyin acknowledged the concerns of the lawmaker, noting that the state government was committed to recruiting teachers in public schools.
He explained that the delay is caused by paucity of funds, assuring that the names of successful candidates in the teacher’s recruitment exercise will be published and mobilised to classrooms by November this year.
Also, the minority leader asked the commissioner why Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration has not completed some ongoing projects left behind by the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, which he said are failing to serve the purpose they were meant to.
The lawmaker particularly referenced Iwo Grammar School and how it has been literally abandoned in spite of the huge investment on it.
Responding, Oladoyin stated that Oyetola will not abandon projects inherited from the past administration, stating that the Iwo Grammar School has been completed and will be commissioned soon.
