Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board is set to engage a total of 1,600 teaching and non-teaching staff from across the 16 local government areas of the state.
This was disclosed by the Board’s Chairman, Professor Raheem Adaramaja on Tuesday.
He added that the exercise will be carried out based on the needs assessment recently conducted across the 16 Councils in the state.
According to a statement signed by the Press Secretary of the Board, Atere Ameenat, he said the recruitment exercise follows the approval of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to fill the vacancies created due to retirements, deaths, or transfer of service to other states.
On the procedure for recruitment, the statement emphasised that a community-based job recruitment approach will be adopted without compromising competence and qualifications.
“Recruitment is going to take place at the local government level or at the nearest communities/villages where their services are greatly needed.
“Successful candidates will sign a bond of non-movement or transfer from their new place of work for the first 5 years — a condition that is based on the experience of teachers not staying in the hinterlands,” the statement said.
The chairman said the exercise aligns with the governor’s commitment to strengthening the educational sector, especially at the local level.
