Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
Teachers recruitment exercise has been cancelled for the second time in Anambra State, following perceived irregularities on the part of government officials assigned to carry out the exercise.
The ministry of education had on Sunday, released a list of about 5000 recruited teachers, which sparked condemnation across the state.
But a release by the State Government cancelling the exercise read in part: “Prof Chukwuma Soludo has directed the Hon Commissioner to delete the list released yesterday (Sunday) following allegations from the teeming public that the list was marred by irregularities and some qualified teachers’ names omitted from the said list, coupled with the duplication of some names.
“However, the Governor has directed the cancellation of the list and further postpone the data capturing of successful teachers indefinitely.
“To this end, a new list is currently being compiled which would comprise a total 5000 Teachers; 3000 for secondary and 2000 from ASUBEB making it 5000 and it would be posted here once it’s released.”
Soludo had earlier during the online test for the recruitment of the teachers cancelled the examination which was fraught with hitches and irregularities, and ordered a fresh one.
Recall that no fewer than forty thousand teachers had applied for the teaching job in the state but 31,800 candidates were cleared to sit for the online recruitment examination through controversial circumstances by the ministry.
It was then gathered that barely 30 minutes into the one-hour exam time, the server crashed in what was then seen as the “Nigerian factor” to favour some preferred candidates.
A release by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, said Soludo directed that the examination be cancelled and a repeat exercise be held to accommodate all interests.
