32,000 apply for Abia teaching jobs

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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has revealed that more than 32,000 applicants have applied for the second batch of recruitment of 4,000 additional teachers, underscoring the renewed attractiveness of teaching positions in the state.

Governor Otti made the disclosure on Tuesday at the funeral service of the late Chief Emmanuel Emeaso (Olu Eji Eje Mba I), held at Umuekegbe in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area, following a service conducted by the Eziama-Nvosi District, Aba North Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

According to Otti, his administration has restored the dignity of the teaching profession, making it more appealing than other civil service positions in the state.

“The teaching profession was a dignified profession long ago, when Chief Emeaso and people of his generation were teachers,” Otti said. “We have returned dignity to the teaching profession. You know that we recruited 5,394 teachers who resumed work in September. We saw that the number was not enough because of the massive increase in enrolment arising from the free and compulsory education policy. We have made teaching even more attractive than civil service jobs.”

The governor assured that all applicants in the ongoing recruitment exercise would be assessed strictly on merit, as was done during the previous exercise.

Otti also highlighted ongoing construction and renovation of school buildings across the state, noting that the initiative aimed to restore schools to their former standards and provide a conducive learning environment.

Speaking on the life of the deceased, the governor described Chief Emeaso as a contemporary of his late father, Pastor Lazarus Otti, and a nonagenarian who lived a fulfilled life, passing on at the age of 97.

In his condolence message to the family, Otti lauded Chief Emeaso as “a respected elder statesman, seasoned administrator, and visionary leader.” He noted, “Despite the limitations of his time, he embraced education with uncommon zeal and distinguished himself as a man of principle.”

The governor further highlighted the late Chief Emeaso’s leadership roles in the National Party of Nigeria, the National Republican Convention, and the All Peoples Party, as well as his service as chairman of the Isiala-Nvosi Council of Chiefs, saying his life exemplified dignity, fairness, and service.

Otti was accompanied to the burial by the National Secretary of the Labour Party, Darlington Nwokocha; House of Representatives member, Obi Aguocha; Abia State House of Assembly member, Roland Chinwendu; Federal Character Commission representative, High Chief Victor Ikeji; Commissioner for Power and Public Utilities, Ikechukwu Monday; and the Mayor of Isiala Ngwa South, Nnadozie Nwaogwugwu, among others.

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