Abia Govt appeals to community leaders for assistance as new teachers reject postings to villages

Abia State government has appealed to traditional rulers and presidents general of rural communities in the state to arrange accommodations for newly employed teachers posted to schools in their villages.
The appeal is coming on the heels of reports that many of the 4,074 newly employed teachers in the state who were posted  to rural communities, rejected the postings.
Some of the teachers complained the postings would separate them from their families and cause accommodation challenges. They also complained about high transport costs to the rural schools.
But addressing journalists in Umuahia on Wednesday over the matter, Abia State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, G...