The Imo State Government has stated its plans to employ 10,000 Primary School Teachers in the school system.
The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Johncliff Nwadike disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday in his office.
He said that already all necessary arrangements by the government has being concluded while assuring that any moment from now, the government will begin the exercise.
He maintained that the 10,000 new teachers when engaged would help to regenerate the school system in the state.
Prof. Nwadike revealed the government’s intention to also immediately embark on the recruitment of new teachers for Secondary Schools in the state after concluding the exercise for the primary school
He said: “The government template and adverts are ready and very soon it will start”.
The Commissioner stated the government’s resolve to sanction any teacher who rejects posting from Urban areas to rural communities in the state.
He said that henceforth any transfer of teachers in the state must pass through the table of the Commissioner adding that this measure is aimed at tackling the anomalies.
