Aiyedatiwa Orders Probe into Fake Teaching Appointment Letters in Ondo

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has directed a full investigation into allegations of fake appointment letters issued to some applicants seeking teaching jobs in Ondo State.

The directive followed a protest on Friday in front of the Governor’s Office, Akure, where aggrieved applicants called on the government to intervene. They alleged that certain officials had issued them fraudulent appointment letters, only for them to be denied access to the formal recruitment process.

The Ondo State Government is currently recruiting 2,000 teachers into primary and secondary schools across the 18 local government areas.

In a statement released on Saturday, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said the government had already taken disciplinary action against three officials implicated in the scandal.

“The attention of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been drawn to reports of a protest by individuals claiming to have been denied employment during the recent recruitment of teachers by the Ondo State Government through the State Universal Basic Education Board.

To clarify, those who protested were not teachers but applicants defrauded by scammers who issued fake employment and posting letters during the recruitment exercise, after collecting money from them.

These defrauded applicants were identified during the biometric verification process and informed that their letters were fake. Already, disciplinary action has been taken against three SUBEB insiders who allegedly connived with external individuals to defraud the applicants.”

Adeniyan added that the government had successfully recruited and deployed over 2,000 teachers who are now in service.

“However, Mr Governor has directed the management of SUBEB to invite the victims of the fraud for a meeting, while a committee has been constituted to further look into the matter,” he stated.