Adeleke Blames Predecessor, Oyetola For Negligence In The Education Sector
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- January 22, 2024 --
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– Former Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, his successor, Ademola Adeleke
By Adeola Idris
The Osun State Government attributes the significant number of out-of-school children in the state to the neglect of the education sector during the tenure of former governor Gboyega Oyetola.
According to a statement from Kolapo Alimi, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, the state government plans to hire 6,000 teachers for public primary and secondary schools by June 2024 as part of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s three-pronged approach to addressing the education sector’s challenges.
Former governor Oyetola had on Saturday claimed that the high number of out-of-school children resulted from the dismissal of teachers hired during his administration.
Oyetola had recruited teachers, as well as medical and health workers, toward the end of his term.
Upon assuming office in November 2022, Governor Adeleke, through an Executive Order, terminated the employment of 1,500 teachers and health workers hired by the Oyetola administration, Allnews Nigeria recalls.
In response, Commissioner Alimi stated that Oyetola’s allegation was an insult to the people of the state, emphasizing that education in Osun State suffered neglect during the previous administration.
He pointed out that the last administration, in a post-election move, employed over 10,000 workers to disrupt governance for the incoming Adeleke government. Alimi questioned why the former governor waited until after losing the election to hastily recruit teachers, arguing that it contradicted due process and existing laws if he genuinely cared about addressing the education sector’s challenges.
“It is on records that the last administration in a series of post election bobby traps employed over 10,000 workers to make the state ungovernable for the incoming Adeleke government, a development the new government promptly addressed with six executive orders to restore normalcy.
“If the former Governor was really interested in addressing the rot in the education sector, how come he waited till he lost the election before rushing through recruitment of teachers against due process and extant laws?
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