The Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the Osun State Government Teacher’s Recruitment Exercise did not hold as scheduled on Wednesday leaving thousands of applicants stranded across the various centers in the state, SaharaReporters has learnt.
The failure to hold the CBT exams is despite the millions of naira raked in by the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led state government as each applicant was made to pay N2000 for registration.
Some of the applicants at the Ilesa and Ede CBT centres said the Batches 1 to 4 slated for 8am to 11am could not write the exams and waited till 3pm, stranded and hungry without any explanation from the state officials.
The same situation was reported from centers in Osogbo, Ikire and Ile Ife.
“People have got here since as early as 7am. They told us the server is down and is from Osogbo. Are they not aware we are doing exams today? Didn’t we pay so they could make proper logistics available? This shows the disorganisation in the state Ministry of Education and the state government as a whole,” an applicant lamented in Osogbo.
At about 3pm, SaharaReporters learnt that the officials began to lock the CBT centres after no exams was held.
A release last Friday by M.A.K. Jimoh, the Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Education, had noted that the exams would start by 8am prompt but the situation on Wednesday proved the state government had lied.
He had said, “This is to inform the General Public, particularly applicants for the ongoing Osun State Teacher’s Recruitment Exercise that the CBT examination will hold between Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th March, 2024 at different Uniosun designated Centers.
“Applicants are also advised to come to their designated with the printed examination slip. All exams starts by 8am prompt each day.”
Meanwhile, Hon. Oladayo Popoola (Great-Emperor Ola), SA to the governor on Community Communication has debunked the rumours of failed teachers recruitment.
He told DailyBlastNG correspondent that there was a network issue in the morning which has been fixed and the applicants only paid N2000 online during the application process.
“The damage done to the server took time to be resolved. This is the reason that the start of exams was unduly delayed and had to be rescheduled for two centres out of thirteen centers. Examinations have been concluded at 11 out of the 13 locations today. The two problematic centres which are Osogbo and Ikire centres will be rescheduled based on Ministry’s decision. Victims of extortion should mention who collected money from them.” He said
