Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered an investigation into the alleged issuance of fake appointment letters to some applicants who sought teaching jobs in the state.
On Friday, aggrieved applicants staged a protest at the Governor’s Office in Akure, demanding justice over the alleged scam, which denied them participation in the formal recruitment process.
The state government had recently embarked on the recruitment of 2,000 teachers into primary and secondary schools across the 18 local government areas. However, the protesters claimed they were issued fraudulent appointment letters by some government officials, only to later discover that they had been duped.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, clarified that the affected persons were victims of fraudsters.
“To clarify, those who protested were not teachers but applicants defrauded by scammers who issued fake employment and posting letters during the recruitment exercise, after collecting money from them.
“These defrauded applicants were identified during the biometric verification process and informed that their letters were fake. Already, disciplinary action has been taken against three SUBEB insiders who allegedly connived with external individuals to defraud the applicants,” the statement read.
Adeniyan further disclosed that more than 2,000 teachers duly recruited by the state have already resumed work in schools.
He added that the governor has directed the management of SUBEB to invite the victims for a meeting while a committee has been set up to investigate the matter further.
