A member of the APC Transition Committee, Kassim Afegbua, has said that the recruitment of 4,000 teachers by the outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration in Edo State was “deliberately to destabilise” the incoming administration of Monday Okpebholo.
In a statement on Sunday in Benin, Mr Afegbua said that the recruitment of 4,000 teachers by the outgoing governor was “ill-intentioned”.
It would be recalled that the Edo State Government recently recruited over 5,000 teachers in the state.
The chairperson of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) said that the over 5,000 teachers recruited would boost the workforce and enhance learning processes.
Mr Afegbua said, “This move further validated our stance that the EdoBest project was not intended for the benefit of Edo people or its educational system.
“Throughout his tenure, Governor Obaseki failed to hire any teacher to bolster the state’s educational interests.
“We are dismayed by…