Rivers State Govnor, Siminalayi Fubara, don approve make dem recall and revalidate 1,000 teachers wey dem recruit for 2023 to help reduce the manpower shortage wey dey worry public schools for di state.
Di Chairman of Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board (RSUBEB), Sam Ogeh, announce di governor decision on Tuesday.
Ogeh explain say di move dey in line with Fubara promise to fix di manpower gap for primary and junior secondary schools across Rivers State.
According to am,
“In fulfilment of him promise to bridge the manpower gap for public schools, His Excellency don approve di appointment of new teachers. As part of di plan, he don direct say make dem revalidate di 1,000 teachers wey dem recruit for 2023.”
Ogeh talk say all di affected teachers must report go RSUBEB State Office for Elechi Beach, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday for di revalidation.
Di directive land just one day after the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly blast Fubara government for wetin dem call neglect of public schools.
During their sitting, lawmakers accuse di executive arm of paying lip service to education and refusing to employ more teachers.
Chairman of House Committee on Education, Aforji Igwe, give di House report after him visit Township State School 1 and 2 for Moscow Road, Port Harcourt. He lament say di school structure don spoil well-well, toilets no dey, some classrooms no get light, and teachers dey teach two classes at once because manpower no reach.
Speaker of di Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, hammer more on di matter, saying former administrator, Rear Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas (retd.), leave over N600 billion, but government no fit use am fix di collapsing schools.
Govnor Fubara come respond say di infrastructural problem no start under him administration. He talk say di six-month emergency rule wey dem impose for di state slow down many repair works.
Fubara still promise say him government go prioritize recruitment of teachers and doctors, but he warn say employment no go follow politics or godfather arrangement.
With dis fresh recall and revalidation of 1,000 teachers, di state government dey hope say manpower for public schools go soon improve as dem begin push reforms for di education sector.
