The attempt by the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to commence the screening of results
obtained from 2009 to 2019 has suffered a major set back following a court
injunction, an official said on Wednesday.
JAMB had proposed to commence the
screening of results obtained by candidates in its Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) from 10 years ago to track impersonation.
Fabian Benjamin, the board’s
head, media and information, told NAN in Lagos that the only way to ensure that
the country took its rightful position among the comity of nation was to
sanitise its education system.
He noted that until this was
achieved through concerted efforts by all stakeholders, there might be no
meaningful progress.
“Recall that we had proposed to
screen all UTME results from 10 years till now, that is, results obtained
between 2009 and 2019,” he said.
“The purpose is to check
impersonation. We intend to probe the results and publish names of those who
may have cheated too.
“We have already put some
mechanisms on ground, consulted with experts so as to ensure we carry out a
thorough job devoid of lapses or blames.
“However, while we were about to
conclude the process, we were surprised to now receive a court order, restraining
us from going ahead with the screening.
“It is sad as it is shameful that
apparently, some persons who could have benefited from such evil act of
impersonation or those who may have sponsored some persons to carry out the
crime have gone to court to stop the board from doing its job.”
According to him, this is a clear
illustration of a society where people can do whatever it takes to defend
fraud.
“To address all societal ills
therefore, we must be prepared to call a spade a spade,” he said.
“Ours is to sanitise the
education system because we believe that it has the potential to address all
other vices.”
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