At least eight of the 1,800 candidates shortlisted for teaching positions under the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission have been disqualified after testing positive for banned substances.
This was disclosed in a statement today by the TESCOM Press Secretary, Sam Onile, who quoted the Chairman of the Commission, Bello Abubakar.
According to the statement, the disqualified applicants in a tests conducted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency with support from the state government tested positive for drugs, including benzodiazepine, tramadol, cotinine, marijuana, and amphetamine.
Abubakar said the affected candidates would be replaced by the next best-performing applicants from their respective local government areas.
The TESCOM chairman praised AbdulRazaq for insisting on a merit-based recruitment process, noting that the governor had again demonstrated fairness and commitment to quality education in the state.
