Gombe Governor Approves Recruitment Of 1,000 Teachers, Transfers 288

The governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the recruitment of 1,000 teachers in the state.

The recruitment is to be conducted by the Gombe State Teachers' Service Commission (TSC).

The governor's nod on the recruitment was to close the gap of inadequate teachers in public schools of the state.

The governor had declared a 'state of emergency' on the education sector.

This was disclosed by the chairperson of the Gombe State Teachers' Service Commission (TSC), Mrs Na'omi Philip Maiguwa.

Maiguwa stated that the governor was genuinely concerned about the problems of education in the state especially the shortage of teachers in public secondary schools.

The governor also approved the transfer of 288 staff of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to secondary schools and technical colleges.

Chairperson of the TSC added that the recruitment stands out to be the first of its kind in the state.

She explained that no governor of the state in the past had recruited up to 1,288 teachers, adding that the last recruitment in 2018 saw only 700 teachers recruited.

“This development is one of the steps the Governor has taken to turn around the fortunes of education in the state. 

"He had earlier in January this year, consented to kick starting the teachers’ recruitment process at the TSC. 

"This approval is a continuation of the process to place qualified teachers in the state’s post basic education schools", she said.