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OSUN State is presently experiencing a setback over boycott of classes by the majority of Imole Youth Corps over meagre N30,000 monthly pay, InsightMedia reported on Monday, November 24, 2025.
Less than 10% of the 1,750 Imole Youth Corps members deployed to schools across Osun State have reported to duty, with the majority boycotting their teaching assignments over unsatisfactory remuneration.
The development has led to a severe shortage of teachers, forcing school authorities to hire ad hoc staff, increasing tuition fees, and worsening the out-of-school children crisis.
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke had announced the deployment of the youth corps members to address teacher shortages in July 2025 citing and presenting the corps members as holding NCE and degree qualifications.
However, investigations reveal that the stipend of N30,000 per month is a major turn-off, with a corps member lamenting, “How would I be surviving on N30,000 per month? Fueling my motorcycle alone will take that amount.”
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Confirming the development at a conference organized by the One House Development Initiative, the acting Permanent Secretary of Osun Teaching Service Commission, Mrs Oluwatoyin Farotimi, said the Imole Youth Corps did not resume with the schools as directed by Governor Adeleke due to low renumeration.
Farotimi said the Corps prefer other sectors to teaching because they believe the N30,000 monthly stipend is too small for such assignment.
“We know there are vacancies and the government is working towards filling them. We all know the current state of things as regards the allocations of local government. The Imole Youth Corps did not resume with us because they think they can’t be earning N30,000. We expected them to resume, but only a handful did.”
When contacted, Spokesperson to Governor Ademola, Olawale Rasheed directed this reporter to the Commissioner for Youth Affairs, Moshood Olagunju who he said “is in charge of Imole Youth Corps”.
While reacting to the development, Olagunju described the complaints on N30,000 stipends as breach of contracts from the side of the Corps, stating that each of them was aware of the terms before taking the appointments.
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“Were they not told of the stipend? Why are they now complaining after taking the jobs? If they are not interested in the job, they should leave it. It’s a breach of contracts to be saying that now,” Olagunju said.
He promised unannounced visits to schools to enforce compliance, claiming the ministry has no reports of absenteeism.
The absence of teachers has led to increased PTA levies (N6,200-N13,000), pricing out vulnerable students.
Olabomi lamented how the lack of teachers which has led to increase in charges, is increasing the number of out-of-school children in the state.
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“Education in Osun is not free. Charges payable by students in basic schools across Osun range from N6,500 to N13,000. Our organization pays for some students who are on our scholarships.
This charges is on the high side and may lead to increase in the number of out-of-school children in the state.”
The Osun Government must address the stipend issue and ensure decent working conditions to stem the brain drain and save the state’s education system.
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