No fewer than 156,000 applicants are currently jostling for 10,600 advertised positions by the Oyo State Post Primary Schools’ Teaching Service Commission.
The advertised positions are for both teaching and non-teaching jobs for public secondary schools in the state.
The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in the state, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, made the disclosure while briefing journalists at the end of the Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday.
The Executive Chairman of TESCOM, Pastor Akinade Alama, had said at the opening of the application forms on February 11, that Governor Makinde approved the recruitment of 7,000 teachers; 2,000 non-teaching staff, and 1,600 night guards for secondary schools in the state.
Giving the breakdown, Olaleye said a total of 91,000 candidates applied for teaching jobs while 65,000 applied for non-teaching jobs.
He indicated that the application closed on February 24 stating that the shortlisted candidates for teaching and non-teaching jobs would sit for Computer Based Test by in April.
“As at today, we have received about 156,000 applications and we are already sorting them out. The applicants will sit for the CBT which will hold next month. Some of the centres we want to use are preparing for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination so, we have to wait till April.
“However, I want to tell members of the public that they should not give money to anybody in respect of this recruitment. If anybody tells you he is going to help you if you bring money, don’t give money to him or her because they cannot help you. What will help you are your competence, qualifications and ability to do this job. If anybody comes to you asking for money, please report the person to us at the Ministry of Education or the police.”
The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Bashir Bello, said in order to curb the outbreak of coronavirus, the state had written managements of hospitals and hotels to be on red alert and provide handwashing facilities at the entrances of their facilities to guard against the spread of the virus.
He said seven special centres had been opened to handle COVID-19 cases, otherwise known as Coronavirus.
The centres including state Hospital, Ring Road, Ibadan; Jericho Chest Hospital, Ibadan; University College Hospital, Ibadan; Military Hospital, Odogbo Barracks, Ibadan; and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso.
Also, he said the State Executive Council approved the purchase of 10 new ambulances for enhanced healthcare delivery, saying three of the ambulances would be equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities for surgeries.
According to him, the remaining seven ambulances would be stationed to handle emergencies at different zones in the state.
