After the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admitted that there were technical problems during its recent exam, a university lecturer has called on JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, to resign immediately.
Dr Christian Okeke, a Political Science lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, said it’s not enough for the Registrar to cry or take responsibility, he should step down.
According to him, the decision to make candidates rewrite the exam in some centres is unfair.
He believes the best way to fix the situation is to release the candidates’ original results.
Dr Okeke criticised JAMB for initially defending the poor results, where over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200.
He said the board only admitted failure after facing pressure and legal threats from concerned Nigerians.
He questioned how the Registrar’s public display of emotions could fix the damage or ease the pain felt by the affected candidates and their families.
He also described the plan to repeat the exam in 65 centres in Lagos and 92 in the South East as heartless and inconsiderate.
Dr Okeke insists that the right thing to do is to release the real results, offer psychological help to the affected candidates, and hold those responsible accountable starting with the Registrar’s resignation.
He praised Nigerians for standing up against what he called unacceptable behaviour by a government agency.
