Nigeria’s House of Representatives adhoc committee investigating the result forgery by 19 year old Ejikeme Mmesoma concluded its investigation on Wednesday.
The JAMB registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, and the 19-year-old candidate of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma, both appeared before the committee.
Mmesoma, on her part, tendered a profound apology to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and its Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede.
MUST READ: Read the full report of the Committee that investigated Mmesoma
The 19-year-old noted that ignorance played a significant role in her action, saying she only got to know the full implication of her actions after she had manipulated her result.
The JAMB Registrar, in his presentation, noted that it is practically impossible to fake JAMB results because they are stored offline and not in “cloud.”
Oloyede assured the committee that the board’s Central Admission Processing System is “full proof” and no human interference has been recorded since 2017 when it was installed insisting that the board has made tremendous progress in the area of its CAPS and as such there are no loopholes or vulnerabilities identified in the JAMB process.
Chairman of the committee, Sada Soli, commended Mmesoma, her father and lawyers for showing up at the investigative hearing. He, however, advised her to stay off bad influence and learn from her mistakes.
The lawmakers unanimously adopted a motion by member representing Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro constituency, Awaji-Inombek Abiante asking the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to stay any punitive action on Ejikeme Mmesoma
Mmesomaa, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi in Anambra State, had claimed she scored 362 marks as against the 249 marks her JAMB records of 2023 UTME showed.
The House of Representatives had on July 5, 2023, constituted an ad-hoc committee to probe allegations of manipulation of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result by the 19 year old.
Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe
