Out Of My Control!” – Gov Sule Exposes Shocking Recruitment Scandal Rocking His Administration

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has vowed to hand over suspended officials of the Nasarawa State Teachers’ Service Commission (NSTSC) to security agencies following their involvement in a large-scale recruitment scandal.

The governor made this declaration while revealing that the implicated officials had sold appointment letters to approximately 2,277 unsuspecting applicants before recruiting them as teachers. Sule expressed his outrage at the government house after receiving a report from the committee tasked with investigating irregularities in the recent teacher recruitment exercise by the NSTSC.

Lamenting the gravity of the situation, Governor Sule stated, “We have no choice but to report these individuals to security agencies because this issue has gone beyond administrative misconduct.”

He continued, “The fact that they collected money from innocent people is something I don’t have the authority to handle on my own. It’s a matter for the security agencies to ensure these applicants get their money back.”

Over-Recruitment and Lack of Merit

Governor Sule criticized the NSTSC officials for exceeding the government’s recruitment mandate, appointing 3,277 teachers instead of the 1,000 positions approved by his administration.

“How can we accommodate 3,277 teachers in Nasarawa State? Where will we find the funds to pay them, and where will they be posted?” the governor questioned.

However, he emphasized that the most troubling aspect was not the financial implications but the lack of merit in the recruitment process. “The entire exercise was compromised. We’ve hired people who aren’t qualified to serve as teachers,” he lamented.

Fate of Unapproved Recruits

Addressing the status of the 2,277 unapproved recruits, Governor Sule condemned the recruitment exercise as “a complete disaster.”

“If we hire 3,000 teachers, rural schools will end up with only two or three teachers because there’s no proper distribution. Recruitment should be based on actual vacancies. You can’t just hire teachers without knowing where to assign them,” he asserted.

The governor’s strong stance signals possible legal action against the NSTSC officials involved in the scandal as investigations continue.