… Exercise Now To End On Friday For Shortlisted Candidates.
The Aptitude test ongoing for Teachers Recruitment in Kogi State which began on Tuesday for shortlisted candidates expected to end Thursday, would now end on Friday.
The Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones made the disclosure in a chat with The Nigerian Post, said the development is to accommodate all those shortlisted for the exercise.
The Commissioner said the extension became necessary having discovered that some candidates are yet to be tested owing to NCC policy to receive unsolicited text messages, said the additional day would cater for all those shortlisted.
It would be recalled that the Commissioner had on Tuesday flagged off the aptitude test for those shortlisted, who applied for teachers recruitment in the State on Tuesday at the CBT Centre at the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja.
Kogi State Science Technical Education and Teaching Service Commission (STETSCOM), had fixed the Aptitude Test for the shortlisted candidates to begin from Tuesday and to end today Thursday.
But having discovered that some didn’t get sms sent to them, a day would be needed to allow for all the shortlisted candidates to be captured, led to the extension of the exercise according to the Commissioner, expressed optimism that all the shortlisted candidates would be attended to, urged the candidates not to entertain any fear.
The Commissioner expressed gratitude to Gov. Yahaya Bello for making efforts to fill the vacancies existing in Kogi Schools, pointing out that the vacuum had limited against teaching.
He said the state government would in the first batch employ successful 2000 teachers to resume in the beginning of the new session, with 4000 to be recruited in all at the end of the recruitment, described the gesture by Gov. Bello as another milestone achievement.
He said previous administration had dodged the responsibility, but stressed that Gov. Bello’s love for education, necessitated his directives to engage more teachers.
Hon. Jones restated the resolve to employ only qualified teachers, described qualified teachers as the bedrock for sustainable education as envisioned by the present administration.
Also speaking, the Executive Chairman, Kogi State Science Technical Education and Teaching Service Commission (STETSCOM), Mrs. Cecilia Cook said the Commission is proactive towards ensuring that all shortlisted candidates sit for the test, commended Gov. Bello for the opportunity to fill existing vacancies in Kogi schools.
She disclosed that the additional day would allow for the 6000 candidates shortlisted out of the 15000 applicants to sit for the Computer Based Aptitude test.