Oyekola advocates recruitment of teachers into public schools

Concerned with decline level of teaching profession, a member of Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Gbenga Oyekola representing Atiba constituency has called on the state government to employ more teachers for Public Primary and Secondary Schools, especially in core subject areas.

Oyekola hinged his call on the gaps left by retired and dead teaching staff which remained vacant.

Aside from his call for immediate recruitment, Oyekola said the quality of teachers was dwindling, thereby urging the state government to re-train the current crop of teachers in its service.

He further expressed concern at waning discipline among teachers and students in the public schools, charging school supervisors to reprimand erring teachers or students.

Honourable Fatai Adesina of Ibadan South East 1 constituency, in his contribution, pointed to the need for redistribution of teachers to rural areas, noting that the available teachers were concentrated in urban areas.

Honourable Joshua Oyebamiji, Akinyele 1 constituency, on his part, said there was the need for the state government to embark on a staff auditing to be sure of the number of teachers in its employ and be able to know the number of vacancies that need to be filled.

The Assembly had also noted the need for government to lift the embargo on the conversion of non-teaching to teaching staff, so as to beef up the number of teachers available in schools.

Source: Tribune