Ondo Governor Orders Probe Into Alleged Fake Teacher Appointment Letters

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered an investigation into the alleged issuance of fake appointment letters to applicants who sought teaching jobs in Ondo State.

The directive followed a protest on Friday by aggrieved applicants at the Governor’s Office in Akure, where they alleged that some officials had issued them fraudulent letters during the state’s ongoing recruitment of 2,000 teachers across its 18 local government areas.

In a statement issued on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the governor clarified that the protesters were not genuine recruits but victims of fraud who were scammed with fake employment and posting letters in exchange for money.

“These defrauded applicants were identified during the biometric verification process and informed that their letters were fake,” Adeniyan said. He added that three officials of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) had already faced disciplinary action for allegedly conniving with external actors to perpetrate the fraud.

The statement further confirmed that more than 2,000 teachers duly recruited by the government had already resumed duties in primary and secondary schools across the state.

Governor Aiyedatiwa has directed SUBEB to invite the defrauded applicants for a meeting and constituted a committee to further investigate the matter.