The deployment of 1,750 Osun ad-hoc teachers ignites political backlash as APC criticizes Adeleke and PDP blames withheld LG allocations for recruitment delay
Osun ad-hoc teachers deployment has triggered a political firestorm as the All Progressives Congress (APC) accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of jeopardizing the future of pupils by assigning 1,750 Imole Corps members to teach in public schools across the state.
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In a strongly worded statement, APC spokesperson Kola Olabisi described the move as “a symptom of administrative confusion.”
He questioned why the government would opt for temporary, reportedly untrained teachers, while funds were being spent on projects like flyovers and luxury vehicles for cabinet members.
“For God’s sake, it defies logic… this is a collective calamity in the educational sector,” the APC’s statement read.
The party also decried the government’s silence on thousands of qualified teacher applicants who remain unemployed despite having undergone interviews.
The PDP, however, countered swiftly, defending the decision as a temporary fix while blaming the delay in formal teacher recruitment on the withholding of local government allocations by the APC-led Federal Government for five months.
Party spokesperson Oladele Bamiji stated that the ad-hoc teachers were trained and supervised by older staff.
“This is a stop-gap measure. Once the allocations are released, the state can hire permanent staff,” he noted.
Bamiji also accused the opposition of trying to stall Osun’s development.
“The APC is using federal power to sabotage local progress. But Osun must develop, and it will, whether they like it or not,” he declared.
The issue has highlighted broader concerns over governance, education quality, and political interference.
While the APC insists that deploying Osun ad-hoc teachers three years into the administration reflects poor planning, the PDP frames it as a necessary adaptation to external fiscal pressures.
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With local elections approaching, the education crisis has become a flashpoint—and a likely campaign issue—as both parties court public sympathy over the contentious deployment.
