Uzodimma approves recruitment of 6,030 teachers

By Chidi Nkwopara
OWERRI — Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has approved the immediate recruitment of 6,030 teachers to strengthen teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools across the state.
The Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, who announced this yesterday, said the recruitment was part of the state government’s broader strategy to strengthen the education sector.
According to him, the newly recruited teachers had completed a six-week intensive training programme at the state-owned Ben Uwajimogu College of Education, Ihitte Uboma.
Emelumba said the recruitment was undertaken to fill existing vacancies and ensure...