By Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
Retirements, deaths, relocations and other factors have created 600 vacancies in the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board, KWSUBEB, between 2021 and now, even as those vacancies are set to be filled.
Chairman of the Board, Professor Raheem Adaramaja made this known at the weekend in a press statement, disclosing that KWSUBEB has resumed carrying out the process of filling the 600 teaching vacancies in different subject areas.
The vacancies, he said, were being filled essentially from the pool of qualified applicants from the Board’s previous recruitment exercise of 2021.
He added, “This is due to the cost and length of time associated with a new recruitment exercise, and in recognition of the possibility that the bulk of applicants in a new recruitment process will come from those who had previously participated in the last exercise.
“We wish to inform the public that His Excellency, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has qapproved the recruitment of 600 teachers to fill existing vacancies that we have. These vacancies are being filled from the rich bank of qualified applicants from the previous exercise, who did not make the cut on account of relevancy of their subject areas, high competition from their local government areas, and some other indices.
“These vacancies are being filled strictly with the same criteria used in the previous exercise in the interest of our education sector. The only difference is that there will be no call for new applications.
“In certain extreme circumstances, where we are unable to fill vacancies in some rural areas, as we have seen, following the last recruitment exercise, we allow community nominations of certified individuals with NCE and competencies in relevant subject areas that have agreed to extended stay in the communities as a condition of employment.
“This is not open-ended, as no abuse will be entertained in the process. This exception is to solve the seemingly intractable problem of teachers not wanting to stay in the rural areas, with grave consequences for the future of children living in the hinterlands.”
