Abia State Governor Alex Otti has announced a plan to recruit 4,000 additional teachers in the state. Governor Otti stated that the recruitment would increase the number of new teachers in the state’s primary and secondary schools to 9,394. As reported by Vanguard, he made this known during the June edition of his media chat, dubbed Governor Alex Otti speaks to Abians”, on Thursday night, June 19, 2025. The Governor disclosed that the 5,394 first set of teachers recruited would be deployed after completing their ongoing orientation in Aba and Umuahia.
Governor Otti further stated that the next set of recruitment will happen immediately after this orientation. “We expect that the portal will be opened and applications will be received.” Governor Otti explained that the idea was to prepare the schools for the next academic session. The Governor stated that this is due to the massive increase in enrollment since the introduction of free and compulsory education. He recalled the need to ensure that primary and secondary schools across the state have quality teachers.
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