The Abia State Government commenced a five-day capacity-building workshop for the 4,074 newly recruited teachers on Tuesday.
Governor Alex Otti declared the workshop open in Umuahia, describing teachers as the greatest beneficiaries of reforms in the education sector.
Mr Otti, represented by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi, said the training signals the state government’s confidence in its ability to drive change.
He described the recruitment as a product of the “New Abia” spirit of transparency and merit.
“We recruited 4,074 of the 21,000, who succeeded without knowing anybody,” he said.
