Issue Qualified Applicants Appointment Letters, CDHR Urges Adeleke

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Osun State branch, has charged Governor Ademola Adeleke to allocate long overdue appointment letters to qualified applicants who participated in the teachers recruitment exercise after 13 months.

The human rights group, in a letter addressed to Governor Adeleke through the Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Education, Osun State, a copy which was made available to New Telegraph, said that the delay in the allocation of appointment letters to qualified teachers have negative impact on the education system in the state State.

According to the letter, “We write to address the long-overdue allocation of appointment letters to qualified applicants who participated in the recent teachers recruitment exercise conducted by the Osun State Government under your administration.

“Your Excellency Sir, On February 16th, 2024, you approved the immediate recruitment of Five Thousand (5,000) teachers for both Primary and Secondary Schools and Two Hundred and Fifty (250) education officers in Osun State.

“The recruitment process involved the sale of application forms for the sum of Two Thousand Naira (₦2000.00k), which thirty-two thousand (32,000) applicants registered for. Twenty-nine thousand (29,000) applicants accessed the internet for the examination, while Twenty-Seven thousand (27,000) applicants wrote the examination properly.

“It should be noted that the application lasted for two weeks, specifically from February 16th to February 30th, 2024, and Thirty-Two Thousand (32,000) applicants applied in just two weeks, which points to the unemployment rate in the state.

“The examination to examine the applicant was held on the 27th and 28th of March, 2024, and on the 17th of April, 2024, the examination result was released and an interview for shortlisted candidates was conducted from Monday, September 9th to Friday, September 13th, 2024.

“However, despite the aforementioned timeline, the process has been delayed for an extended period, stretching to approximately thirteen (13) months, with no clear communication regarding the allocation of appointment letters to the successful candidates.

“This delay has had a negative impact on the education system of Osun State, as the vacancies remain unfilled, resulting in increased workload for the already existing staff and contributing to negatively to the overall output of Osun education..

“We also will like to draw your attention to the use of Imole Youth Corps in lieu of the professionally trained teachers in our schools, they are mostly untrained and will cause more damage to the education of our children. This abberration should be stopped immediately sir

“The Osun State Government must take prompt action to alleviate the situation by immediately allocating appointment letters to all qualified applicants. This will ensure that the educational system receives the necessary support in terms of qualified teaching personnel, thereby preventing further disruptions and inefficiencies in the public schools across the state.

“We, therefore, urge you to immediately compel the Ministry of Education to release the appointment letters within the next five (5) days, swiftly to ensure that the education system of the state is not further compromised.” The letter stated.