The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board,
JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has dismissed speculations that the technical glitch
recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, was part
of a conspiracy against some parts of the country.
Recall that the technical glitch affected the five states of
the South-East zone and Lagos, with many alleging that the Board deliberately
compromised the results of South-East candidates.
Oloyede dismissed the speculations at a meeting with the
management of the board ahead of the release of results of the rescheduled UTME
examination on Wednesday.
He stated further that the death of a candidate as a result
of the examination was regrettable, noting that the meeting observes a minute
silence in honour of the student.
According to him, there was no deliberate attempt to
undermine students from the South-East as every candidate is Nigerian and has
equal opportunities.
This refutal comes following calls from some quarters,
particularly lawmakers from the South-East zone, for Oloyede’s resignation over
the technical glitch that affected over 300,000 students.
The South-East Caucus of the 10th House of Representatives
on Tuesday called for the resignation of Oloyede over the technical glitch.
The caucus also called for the examination to be completely
cancelled and a new date fixed for the exercise across the country.
In a statement signed by the caucus leader, Igariwey Iduma
Enwo, the lawmakers described the examination’s outcome as a “national shame”.
They said, “To this end, we call for the immediate
suspension of those at the commanding heights of JAMB’s digital operations and
examination logistics.
“The registrar of JAMB is said to be a good man, but then,
leadership must carry consequences. We, therefore, call on the Registrar of
JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, to do the needful by resigning his appointment
to pave the way for a thorough examination and remediation of the root causes
of this national shame.
“That’s the way to go in any civilised democracy, and we
expect no less.”
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