Teachers Recruitment: Kwara Disqualifies 8 Candidates Over Drug Abuse
The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has disqualified at least eight candidates who tested positive for banned substances from 1,800 shortlisted applicants for teaching positions.
TESCOM Chairman, Bello Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued by the commission’s Press Secretary, Sam Onile.
The disqualified candidates tested positive for various substances, including benzodiazepine, tramadol, cotinine, marijuana, and amphetamine.
According to the statement, the disqualification aims to uphold the state government’s zero-tolerance policy on drug abuse, particularly in schools.
Abubakar emphasised that exposing children to potential drug abusers would be unacceptable.
The statement noted that the affected candidates will be replaced by the next best-performing applicants from their respective local government areas.
The TESCOM chairman while commending the governor for insisting on a merit-based recruitment process, stated that the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration has demonstrated its dedication to fairness and quality education in the state.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency conducted the drug test with the state government’s support, ensuring the integrity of the recruitment process.
“The drug test was conducted by the NDLEA with the full support of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
“A major implication of this development is that the affected individuals will be replaced by the candidates who are next to them in performance from their respective local government areas,” the statement said.
“The idea is to send an unmistakable message about the state government’s zero tolerance for drug abuse. We have a duty of care not to expose little children to drug abuse under any circumstances,” the statement said.
Teachers Recruitment: Kwara Disqualifies 8 Candidates Over Drug Abuse is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
