Nigeria, April 27 -- Despite the threat by the Ekiti State Government to fire teachers who reject rural postings, fresh complaints have poured in from the communities that the practice is still endemic.

The Omu and Ijelu Ekiti communities in Oye local government area of Ekiti State have particularly lamented the paucity of teachers in their primary and secondary schools, as those posted to the towns sought immediate redeployment.

However, in February, the State Universal Basic Education Board disclosed that it had uncovered the practice of teachers rejecting postings to rural communities and would henceforth sanction such erring employees.

It was gathered that some of the teachers often worked their postings back to areas of their choi...