2025 UTME: NNPP chieftain knocks JAMB over glitches

Olufemi Ajadi, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) successful the southwest region, has criticised the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) implicit the admitted glitches successful the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise.

In a connection sent to Legit.ng connected Friday, May 16, the erstwhile Ogun governorship campaigner said helium was disappointed and frustrated with the reports of candidates experiencing discrepancies successful their results.

Olufemi Ajadi knocks JAMB implicit UTME results discrepancies Photo Credit: @OlufemiAjadio
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Another tragic incidental that caught attraction was the decease of 19-year-old Faith Opesusi, who took her ain beingness aft receiving a people of 146 retired of 400. Her begetter revealed that she had studied hard and was devastated by the debased score, which led to her tragic decision.

Ajadi condemned JAMB's handling of the examination, saying they are not acceptable to inhabit their offices. He stated that the apology issued by JAMB's Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, cannot undo the harm caused to millions of students whose futures are being destroyed. Ajadi besides questioned the abbreviated announcement fixed for the rescheduled exams, saying it is not capable clip for students to hole properly.

The NNPP chieftain called connected the Federal Government to institute a probe into JAMB's activities, adding that those recovered culpable should beryllium punished. He emphasised that the introspection is the lone avenue for millions of students to participate tertiary institutions, and JAMB's shoddy behaviour is unacceptable.

Ajadi's disapproval highlights the request for accountability and transparency successful the behaviour of nationalist examinations, which can person a important interaction connected students' lives and futures.

The connection reads:

"The caller admittance of errors by JAMB successful the behaviour of this year's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME) is an embarrassment to the nation. JAMB has, done its inefficiency, caused sorrow for families who mislaid their loved ones arsenic a effect of vexation successful the caller behaviour of the exam."I americium profoundly pained by the nonaccomplishment of Faith. It is simply a unspeakable feeling to suffer a child. I hereby impulse the Opesusi household to basal beardown and not suffer religion successful God, who is capable to reconstruct each that is lost. I besides commune that the Almighty God assistance them the fortitude to carnivore this achy loss.""While I sympathise with the families who mislaid their loved ones and millions whose children's aboriginal has been trampled upon, I telephone connected the authorities to get to the basal of the matter. The authorities should besides see a means of decentralising the Matriculation Examination successful the country, arsenic it seems that JAMB is overburdened. The resit Examination should not beryllium rushed. JAMB should springiness much clip to debar akin mistakes."

Ajadi made recommendations to restructure JAMB

In addition, the 2023 governorship campaigner of NNPP made recommendations that could assistance JAMB authorities to execute an introspection with the highest level of integrity and transparency.

Ajadi said:

"To execute this, I impulse JAMB to see the pursuing recommendations:"1: Timing: After a monolithic mistake that occurred, determination is nary request to rush. JAMB indispensable instrumentality capable clip to beryllium capable to behaviour a credible examination."2. Transparent Examination Process: Ensure that the introspection process is transparent, with wide instructions, just marking schemes, and punctual merchandise of results."3. Adequate Infrastructure: Provide capable infrastructure, including capable seating, lighting, and ventilation, to guarantee that students tin instrumentality the introspection successful a conducive environment."4. Trained Invigilators: Ensure that invigilators are decently trained to forestall introspection malpractice and supply wide instructions to students."5. Independent Monitoring: Consider engaging autarkic monitors to oversee the introspection process and supply an nonsubjective appraisal of the behaviour of the examination."

Ajadi reiterated that JAMB indispensable instrumentality each indispensable measures to guarantee that the upcoming UTME retake is conducted with integrity, transparency, and fairness. He said:

"By doing so, JAMB tin reconstruct the assurance of students and stakeholders successful the introspection process and guarantee that the world aboriginal of our students is protected."

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Source: Legit.ng