The Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has announced the commencement of a comprehensive physical verification and certificate screening exercise for all teaching and non-teaching staff across the 25 Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs).
In a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary of SUBEB, Mr. Byron Unini, on behalf of the Executive Chairman, Hon. Samuel Mariere, the exercise is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Dates and venues for each LGEA will be communicated in due course.
According to the circular, the initiative is part of the board’s broader reforms to sanitize the basic education system, eliminate ghost workers, and ensure that only qualified personnel occupy positions in public primary schools across the state.
All staff members are required to appear before the screening committee with original copies of relevant documents, including:
Letter of first appointment
Letter of confirmation of appointment
Letter of last promotion
Birth certificate or sworn age declaration affidavit
Local Government Area identification letter
First School Leaving Certificate or Primary Six Master List
Academic and professional certificates (WAEC, NCE, OND, HND, Degree, NYSC, where applicable)
The board warned that failure to present oneself for the exercise on the scheduled date would be considered abscondment and treated accordingly.
SUBEB also directed Education Secretaries across all 25 LGAs to ensure wide publicity of the exercise to guarantee full compliance.
The board reiterated that the verification is in line with the ongoing reforms of the Oborevwori administration aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability, and the overall quality of basic education delivery in Delta State.
