A former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Peter Okebukola says the Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma episode needs to be a warning to potential Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination cheats, that the Board is a number of jumps forward of them.
Professor Okebukola who described the incident as unlucky stated many individuals are unaware of the thoroughness of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede in selling the integrity of JAMB-conducted examinations.
While reacting to the event on Thursday in a press release made accessible to newsmen in Abuja, Olebukola, who’s the fast Chairman Governing Board of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN stated that this was a affirmation that Professor Oloyede and his in a position workforce at JAMB “are jumps ahead of such unscrupulous persons”.
He additionally referred to as on all instructional establishments and examination our bodies to undertake the Oloyede mannequin and methods of stamping out examination malpractice within the faculty and public examinations within the nation.
The assertion learn partly: “The findings from my usually-reliable sources confirm that there is some hanky-panky with the results which Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma claim to have obtained in the 2023 UTME.
“I think many people are unaware of the thoroughness of Professor Is-haq Oloyede in promoting the integrity of JAMB-conducted examinations.
“He loves all candidates and will stop at nothing to ensure that unadulterated results are published and duly qualified candidates are admitted to our tertiary institutions based on existing vacancies.
“On the other hand, he will also stop at nothing to penalise any centre or candidate whose integrity will tarnish the image of JAMB.
“I urge all our educational institutions and examination bodies to adopt/adapt the Oloyede model and techniques of stamping out examination malpractice in our school and public examinations.
“You cannot get away with bad practice with Professor Oloyede who is globally-acclaimed as a leading light in higher education in Africa. The indisputable facts that I have, point to my advising the candidate to subject herself to the decision of JAMB.
“Rather than flex muscles and raise unnecessary sentiments on the matter, a penitent posture which is widely broadcast with the same volume as the on-going aggressive posture has the high chance of mellowing whatever sanctions JAMB is planning to apply.
“About two weeks ago, June 24 precisely, at the 2023 policy meeting of JAMB which I had the honour of attending, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, provided case studies of the extent to which candidates and some examination centres could go in the attempt to cheat their way to high scores.
“Our jaws dropped at the meeting when we were informed that the examples are just the tip of the iceberg. This episode is a warning to potential UTME cheats, that Professor Oloyede and his able team at JAMB are jumps ahead of such unscrupulous persons.”
Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma had claimed to have scored 362 within the 2023 UTME, and was celebrated as the very best scorer of the examination.
The accusation by JAMB that the consequence was faux and manipulated by the candidate from her unique rating of 249 triggered reactions from the general public.
However, after being introduced with incontrovertible proof, the 19-year-old candidate from Anambra state, admitted that her rating in line with a textual content message she obtained from the Board was 249.
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