The Yobe State Association of Volunteer Teachers has accused the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) of excluding its members from the recent recruitment of 948 teachers, despite earlier directives for their list to be submitted for consideration.
The Association’s Chairman, Ali Abdullahi Amoroso, issued a statement on Monday challenging the Board’s Executive Chairman, Hassan Babayo, who had allegedly informed Governor Mai Mala Buni that volunteer teachers were given a “lion’s share” in the exercise.
Amoroso stated, “We were asked by our respective Local Government Education Secretaries to submit the list of volunteer teachers… only for us to learn that our members have been sidelined.”
The group is demanding that the official list of recruited volunteer teachers be made public within 48 hours to verify the Chairman’s claim. The controversy follows the state government’s approval of the 948-teacher recruitment to address shortages in primary and junior secondary schools, amidst widespread allegations that merit was ignored in favor of political nominees.
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