Kwara TESCOM Recruitment: 8 Test Positive for Hard Drugs
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Kwara TESCOM Recruitment: 8 Test Positive for Hard Drugs
The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM has announced that eight candidates shortlisted for teaching jobs have tested positive for hard drugs.
INCNews247 learnt that the drug test, conducted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), detected substances like benzodiazepine, tramadol, and marijuana.
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Confirming the incident in a statement on Monday, TESCOM Chairman, Bello Taoheed Abubakar, said the affected candidates will be replaced by the next best candidates from their respective local government areas.
According to Abubakar, “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 idea is to send an unmistaken 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 circumstance.
“Again, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has etched his name in gold for again insisting that recruitment into the teaching profession should be strictly meritorious and devoid of any practices that may jeopardize quality learning in our schools. He has also proven that he is a man who is sold to giving every Kwaran a fair chance.”
