Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered a full investigation into allegations of fake appointment letters issued to unsuspecting applicants during the ongoing recruitment of teachers in the state.
On Friday, a group of aggrieved applicants staged a protest at the Governor’s Office in Akure, demanding justice after claiming they were denied proper placement despite being handed appointment letters allegedly issued by government insiders.
The state government had recently launched a recruitment drive for 2,000 teachers across primary and secondary schools in Ondo’s 18 local government areas.
However, the protesters said they were shut out of the formal process after discovering their letters were fake.
In a statement on Saturday, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed that disciplinary measures had already been taken against three officials of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) accused of colluding with outsiders to defraud applicants.
“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,” the statement read.
“To clarify, those who protested were not recruited teachers but applicants defrauded by scammers who issued fake appointment and posting letters after collecting money from them. These fraudulent letters were uncovered during the biometric verification process, and the victims were duly informed.”
Adeniyan noted that more than 2,000 teachers legally employed through the exercise had already resumed work in schools across the state.
He added that Governor Aiyedatiwa had directed SUBEB to formally invite the victims of the fraud to a meeting, while a special committee has been set up to investigate further and recommend additional actions.
The governor, he said, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fairness, transparency, and merit-based recruitment in the state’s education sector.
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