Imo State Government, through the office of the Commissioner in charge of Primary and Secondary Schools, Bernard Thompson Ikegwuoha, has warned members of the public, especially those who applied for the teachers’ recruitment exercise to disregard lists of successful applicants being displayed on social media.
In a press statement personally signed by the Education Commissioner, he stated that the attention of the Ministry was drawn to a list of supposed recruited teachers currently being circulated on social media and other platforms by those he described as unscrupulous elements and individuals who do not mean well for the Ministry.
Ikegwuoha hinted that the list was false, fake and unauthorized as it did not emanate from the Ministry.
He pointed out that the said list was not approved by him.
“The circulation of the fake list is a deliberate act of mischief makers and persons seeking to politicize, discredit, and cause confusion in the ongoing recruitment process currently being finalized by the Ministry.
“The general public and indeed all applicants are strongly advised to disregard the fake list in its entirety.
“No applicant should act or make payments to any individual or a group of individuals or accord any credibility to the document.
“For the sake of clarity and transparency, the Ministry does not request payment for recruitment,” he stated.