The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to lift the three-year ban on Ejikeme Mmesoma, a candidate for the 2023 Northern Tartary Matriculation Examination (UTME), for allegedly rigging her results The House of Representatives also requested that the ban be lifted.
According to Punch, The House of Representatives also decided to establish a special committee, chaired by Rep. Sada Soli, to investigate the allegations of result manipulation and tampering.
The House also resolved to investigate JAMB’s facilities to ensure that such a situation does not occur in the future.
The committee also plans to investigate problems at special testing centers in the country.
As a result, the House asked JAMB to suspend any further action on the matter pending the conclusion and outcome of the investigation.
The resolution was submitted by Congressman Awaji-Inombek D. Aviante in a plenary session titled “Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB) Rigging of the Unified Tartary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Request for Investigation of Allegations”.
Mr. Abiante, who presented the motion, called for the investigation, noting that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is primarily responsible for managing the overall conduct of admission examinations for admission to Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
He said: “Secondary school leavers and others who have passed WAEC, NECO, and other qualifying examinations are required to sit for the UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) through the JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board) annually for admission to universities. Matriculation Examination (UTME) through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) every year.
Take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) each year for admission to universities, technical colleges, and colleges of education.
Students who have taken the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are expected to log in to the JAMB portal to check their results once they are released by JAMB.
Students who have taken the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are expected to log in to the JAMB portal to check their results once the results are released by JAMB.
Ejikeme Mmesoma of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi,
Ms. Ejikeme Mmesoma took the 2023 Unified Senior Secondary School Entrance Examination and scored 362 marks.
On July 2, 2023, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Public Relations and Ceremonies, issued an announcement accusing Ms. Ejikeme Mmesoma of rigging the UTME results.
Dr. Benjamin said, “Ms. Ejikeme Mmesoma insisted that the UTME results cannot be manipulated because Ms. Ejikeme Mmesoma was a brilliant child who actually printed her JAMB Banchalitable results and who came first in every exam she took before the UTME, from nursery to tertiary education.
The results cannot be manipulated.
He said, “In Nigeria, where examinations and poll results are uploaded and downloaded electronically, glitches can occur at any time.
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