In Anambra, 25,000 Applicants Fail Soludo’s Teachers’ Recruitment Exam

• The Anambra state government says only 6,000 applicant made it through the Governor Charles Soludo's teacher's recruitment exercise
• No fewer than 31,000 applications were received for the screening exercise which was done with the Computer Based Test (CBT) platform
• The state government says all successfully selected applicants will be deployed across the state's primary and secondary schools

Anambra, Akwa - The Governor Charles Soludo teacher's recruitment exam has selected 6,000 out of 31,000 applicants across Anambra State.

The outcome of the exams means at 25,000 applicants failed the screening exercise to be employed as teachers.

Soludo orders immediate employment of 6000 teachers

According to a report by the Vanguard newspaper, the governor has ordered the immediate employment of the 6,000 candidates who scaled through the exams.

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Legit.ng gathered that the employment of the 6,000 qualified applicants will spread through, primary, and secondary schools to cover up for the dilapidated teachers' ratio in public schools.

Confirming this development, the state commissioner for information, Paul Nwosu on Wednesday, July 20 revealed that the examination was conducted in a computer-based test (CBT) format.

He confirmed that 6,250 candidates have been shortlisted for oral interviews for the teaching jobs across the state.

Anambra govt to deploy 6000 teachers across primary, secondary schools

Nwosu disclosed that the deployment of teachers will be done after the conclusion of the oral interviews which are billed to last for two weeks after its commencement on Wednesday, July 27.

He said the state government will deploy 3,250 to primary schools, and 3000 will be deployed to secondary schools across the state.

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Nwosu said:

“The interviews, which will come in batches, will hold at Igwebuike Grammar School Awka; St John of God Secondary School, Awka and Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board( ASUBEB) Awka.”

Anambra parliament rejects Soludo's budget for education

Meanwhile, Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has been criticised for not prioritising education in the state.

The criticism was by the Anambra state parliament, which opposed the money allocated for education in the new budget.

It was gathered that there was a drastic slack of over 70 per cent in the money earmarked for education.

Anambra government demolishes pastor Odumeje’s church

In another development, the Anambra state government has pulled down the church of a popular Nigerian pastor simply known as Odumeje.

Odumeje, whose real name is Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, saw his church demolished before his eyes on Thursday, July 7.

It was gathered that the demolition of the church was in accordance with the urban renewal plan enacted by Governor Soludo.

Source: Legit.ng