The 7,600 new teachers recruited by the Kaduna State government have started receiving their posting letters on Tuesday, nearly 10 months after they were employed.
The development followed the directive by the Kaduna State at its Executive Council meeting on May 9, 2022, that posting of the new teachers to various secondary schools in the state should be effected within seven days.
The new teachers were therefore on Tuesday advised by the Kaduna State Teachers Service Board (KSTSB) to log onto their dashboards using: www.tsbrecruitment.com using their TSB File Number and Phone Number to download their posting letters.
“Those that are yet to complete their documentation may experience difficulty in downloading their pasting letters. Such Teachers are advised to contact the Teachers Service Board immediately for assistance, please.”
Many of the teachers who spoke to Dateline Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed receiving their letters of posting after following the advice of the KSTSB.
It was however observed that many of the new teachers are still in a dilemma despite receiving their posting letters. Many of them who spoke with our reporter said they were posted far away from their base.
“I have received my posting letter, but honestly I don’t even know where to start from. I was posted to Pambegua, a community I have never been to. This is not what we were told,” Rita, a resident of Barnawa, Kaduna South, said.
Another teacher who also received his posting letter said his excitement was shortlived when he realised that he was posted to Sanga Local Government from his base in Kaduna North Local Government.
“Both the Teachers Service Board and the Ministry of Education promised us that the posting will be according to our addresses, not more than 3 kilometres away from our homes. So I don’t know at what point they changed that decision.
“I will raise the issue with the relevant authorities and see what can be done. May be there is a mix up because they had to work under pressure to meet the Kaduna State government’s directive,” he said.
Attempts to speak with the KSTSB were not successful. However, an official who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the issue, said posting is at the discretion of the authorities.
“I am not saying that nothing can be done about the posting, but the teachers should know that the government reserves the right to post them based on its priorities,” the official said.
Dateline Nigeria had reported how the new teachers, who received their employment letters on July 19, 2021, almost lost hope in the recruitment exercise after the government failed to post and pay them salaries nearly 10 years after their appointment.
