Ondo APC faults plan to recruit teachers
The Ondo State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday criticised the move by the government to recruit 2,000 teachers, describing it as a mirage and another way of deceiving the people.
The party said:”If 2,000 qualified teachers are genuinely
recruited in the highly-publicised recruitment plan of the
government, and not the usual chicanery, trickery and
media propaganda of the Mimiko-led administration, then
the Dr Olusegun Mimiko-led administration would have
scored a point, truly beneficial to the people, since
inception in February 24,2009.
“But, what Ondo State people has witnessed, since
February, 2009, in the scope of employment and
empowerment, are nepotism, discrimination and
partisanship. Friends and families of the governor are being smuggled through the backdoor into the state’s Civil Service Commission, while bristling population of the
unemployed youths are left in the eternal joblessness by
the Mimiko-led administration. Sacking and retrenchment
of workers on flimsy excuses are common.
“Therefore, the people of Ondo State were astonished thata government that has abandoned them for almost six uneventful years suddenly announced its intention to
recruit 2,000 teachers. Is this August recruitment a bid to
shore up the dwindling popularity of the government?
“For record purposes, the last time Ondo State people
witnessed mass and genuine recruitment into the Civil
Service precedes the Mimiko era. Also, the need to boost
the Teaching Service Commission with over 10,000
teachers has been at the fore of developmental discourse
since 2009.
“The government has incisive recommendations to this
effect, but chose to do absolutely nothing. Why did it take
the Mimiko-led administration almost six years to announce recruitment plan, despite the huge revenue allocations to the state?
“If it takes the government six years to embark on
recruitment exercise, how many years will it take the same government to finally get the teachers into the classrooms to teach our children? The mixed feelings that welcomed the recruitment plan from the people of Ondo State is understandable in view of the antecedents of the
government.
“Will this government not give the prospective 2,000
teachers the treatment it gave to the workers in the 18
local governments areas, recruited under Mr Governor’s
supervision, through the backdoor, few months to the
election in the 2012? Those workers were consequently
tagged ghost workers and sacked immediately after the re-election of Mr Governor.”

He no recruit una complain, now wey he wan recruit una come dey complain......u people should shut up and let the man do his job