By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
Ekiti State Government has dissociated itself from a fake recruitment online portal operated by fraudsters to defraud prospective job applicants.
Commissioner for InformationTaiwo Olatunbosun said while it is true that Governor Biodun Oyebanji recently approved the recruitment of 1,800 teaching and non-teaching staff into public schools across the State, the State Teaching Service Commission is yet to conclude administrative procedure to advertise the vacancies and has therefore not open any portal for the recruitment exercise.
Olatunbosun spoke on Thursday while featuring on an audience participatory simulcast on all the local radio stations in the State and environs tagged “Ekiti Loni/Ekiti Today”.
He said that a recruitment portal opened with the name and logo of the Ekiti State government was handiwork of dubious characters to defrauding unsuspecting members of the public.
The Commissioner said that the government has its approved media channels for such information and would continue to use the same for all public communication.
He urged members of the public particularly intending applicants to disregard any information or website currently in circulation that does not emanate from TESCOM to avoid becoming victims of fraudsters.
Olatunbosun assured that the State Government would continue to be on guard on issues concerning the welfare of citizens, stressing that the focus is to rapidly develop the State and improve the general wellbeing of residents.
According to him, the Oyebanji administration adopted a holistic approach in achieving sustainable development, adding that the emphasis is pursuing solutions that benefits the entire system.
Olatunbosun, who assured that government would continue to employ qualified people into the public service to make it versatile enough to deliver high-quality services and implement government policies in public interest thus ensuring continuity in governance, said the present administration is however, also making the environment conducive for business including Micro, Small and Medium Scale enterprises (MSMEs) and farming to thrive in the State.
He added that Oyebanji’s administration is determined to strategically create job opportunities, outside the conventional public service white collar jobs, with the aim of truly boosting self-sustenance of people in the State.
He noted that government is consciously facilitating soft loans and grants for entrepreneurs to enhance MSMEs and making farming attractive with the ongoing Agricultural revolution and introduction of Agripreneurship amongst other numerous steps.
“The recent adoption of Ekiti Adire as the official attire on every 3rd Wednesday of the month in Ekiti State by the State Executive Council was designed to promote cultural heritage. It was also aimed at creating jobs and provide employment opportunities thus empowering residents interested in the tie and dye craft and increasing revenue generation to the State with the aim of boosting the State economy.
“The target is to add value and engage other human resources particularly in the rural areas and amongst the underserved,” he said.