Over 17,000 jostles & struggles for 2,500 teaching job positions in Abia state
The Abia State For 2,500 job vacancies announced for the recruitment of new Teachers in the State’s education system, Abia State Government says it has so far received and processed seventeen thousand applications for the exercise.
Briefing newsmen on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting, the Commissioner for Information Prince Okey Kanu said shortlisted candidates would be subjected to computer-based test (CBT) while those who pass the computer test would thereafter be subjected to oral interview before actual recruitment, reports Daily News.
Prince Kanu reiterated the determination of the Government to ensure that the exercise would be transparent, merit-based and provide equal opportunities for all applicants.
“So far about 17,000 applications have been received and processed and still counting. The shortlisted candidates would be subjected to a computer-based test , after which those who pass such a test would attend the oral interview.
“It is after that process that they would be finally recruited. But what is key here is that in all these, the exercise will be merit based and transparent. There will be equal opportunity for everybody,” the Commissioner assured.
He also revealed that the state government surpassed its IGR target of 32 Billon Naira in 2024 by generating 39 Billon Naira, and expressed the hope that for 2025, the state would do much more better.
“It has to be put on record that in the past year, the state surpassed its set target in that regard. In the 2025 budget the state government has planned to scale up its IGR base by targeting about 120 billion which amounts to about 207 percent increase over the IGR target of the previous year
Prince Kanu made it clear that the state government is embarking on a number of reforms to achieve this and to ensure that Abians are better served through more development programmes and initiatives.
The information Commissioner equally announced that the state Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection has awarded contract for the maintenance of roads in 7-Local government state including Isuikwuato, Isiala Ngwa North and South, Obingwa, Ikwuano, Ukwa East and Ugwunagbo LGAS.
According to him, the roads consisting about 59-kilometers under the Abia state Rural Access Agricultural Marketing Project RAAMP is being sponsored by the World Bank while the contractors would soon be mobilized to site.
“This is a world bank-assisted project and the contractors would soon be mobilized to site. This no doubt adds another dimension to the rural road infrastructural development agenda of this administration,” Prince Kanu noted.
The information Commissioner said that the draft document for the Abia State Social Protection Policy was reviewed last week during a workshop in collaboration with relevant implementation stakeholders to provide social security for its citizens.
Contributing, the Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Mrs Blessing Felix said that the plan of fixing the rural roads underscores Governor Alex Otti ‘s commitment towards empowerment of local businesses in communities.
“We call it backlog rural road maintenance and 59 kilometres of rural roads are involved. This is part of Governor Alex Otti ‘s commitment towards empowerment of local businesses in communities since their livelihood depends on accessible roads and robust agriculture.
”It’s an ongoing project geared towards having agricultural hubs. The project is designed to improve access to rural areas by rehabilitating and maintaining key rural infrastructure in order to support agricultural marketing and cost reduction postharvest , Mrs Felix explained.
