Some youths in Ondo State who applied for jobs with the state Teaching Service Commission on Friday stormed the governor’s office in Akure to protest after discovering that the appointment letters issued to them were fake.
The protesters, who chanted solidarity songs at the entrance of the governor’s office, said they had followed the normal application process but were later denied access to complete their recruitment exercise.
The development follows the recent recruitment of teachers into primary and secondary schools across the 18 local government areas of the state.
According to them, the problem started when officials discovered during the capturing stage of the recruitment that they were holding fake appointment letters.
The affected applicants have since appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to intervene in the matter and take urgent action.
One of the protesters, who gave his name as Ola, explained:
“We were not allowed to be captured by the officials of SUBEB (Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board). They said we do not have a genuine appointment letter.
We want to appeal to the governor to intervene in this matter,” he lamented.
Reacting to the protest, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, clarified that the applicants had fallen victim to fraudsters.
“People should please note that those who protested are not teachers but applicants who were duped by some individuals during the recruitment process.
They all paid money to scammers who issued them fake letters of appointment. Those legitimately recruited by the government have been absorbed and have started working,” the CPS stated.
