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FG Over Rules New Admission Policy. by holuwatobhy(m): 8:43pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
FG overrules JAMB on admission policy
JULY 28, 2015
The Federal Government has overruled the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board on its new
admission policy that recently sparked protests
in parts of the country.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education,
Mr. MacJohn Nwaobiala, disclosed this to State
House correspondents on Tuesday after briefing
President Muhammadu Buhari of his ministry’s
activities and challenges at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
JAMB, had at its 2015 Combined Policy Meeting
adopted a policy, whereby candidates of
universities with surplus applicants for the
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations are
reassigned to other universities with lower
number of applicants than their capacities.
Protest started at the University of Lagos when
the institution’s authorities announced that only
candidates whose names were officially
forwarded by JAMB are eligible to participate in
the institution’s Post-UTME.
Nwaobiala told reporters that the decision was
jointly taken at a stakeholders’ meeting that had
parents and others in attendance.
He said because of the dust raised by the
development, the Federal Government had
commenced consultation with the aim of
identifying where adjustments could be made.
He however said students that made the cut off
marks had been directed to go and write post-
UTME examinations in their schools of first
choice since that was the bone of contention.
Nwaobiala said, “This JAMB thing has been
there. As the policy making body, when these
issues were raised, they raised in a stakeholders
meeting. We normally have what we call the
policy meeting. Everything about admission are
discussed with parents and other stakeholders at
the meeting.
“These are decisions that we collectively took.
However, we have a listening ear. We have taken
a lot of the issues raised into consideration and
we are consulting to see the adjustments we
can make here and there.
“The directive has been given. All the students
that made the cut off marks have been told to
go and write post-UTME examinations in their
schools of first choice. After, they can go to
their schools of second choice. That has been
the bone of contention.”
On the threat by the West African Examinations
Council to withhold the results of candidates in
19 states who wrote the May/June 2015
WASSCE following unpaid examination fees by
the state governments, Nwaobiala appealed to
states to fulfill their promises.
“The Head of WAEC has briefed me about it. It is
so sad. States pledged to pay on behalf of these
students and WAEC took them on based on the
pledge.
“Now when it comes to the time to pay, it
becomes a challenge.
“We will appeal to the states to see this as very
important. A promise to a child is very important
and it must be implemented,” he said.
Nwaobiala also said that at the meeting with
Buhari, the President frowned on some state
governments who had failed to pay teachers
salaries for months.
He said the President observed that the situation
was not good for the nation’s education sector.
“The President raised the issue of non-payment
of teachers’ salaries in some states. He felt it is
something that is very unfair. Do you prefer your
people to be ignorant?
“Some teachers have not been paid for six
months in some states, some have not been paid
for one year. The Pre |
Re: FG Over Rules New Admission Policy. by psucc(m): 9:18pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
Education, according to Oby, is not for the poor!!! That's why there rubbish the sector at home and send their children abroad for study while sitting on a choice job waiting for them to comeback and pick them. |
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