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(AACN) Wants Students To Cope With JAMB Problems And Disapointments by iknwachi(m): 5:59pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
The Africa Arise for Change Network (AACN) has
urged Nigerians to show understanding with the
Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board
(JAMB) as it faces unique challenges in bringing
Nigerian tertiary institutions’ entrance
examination to contemporary world standards.
Reacting to protests that followed recently
conducted Computer Based Test (CBT) by JAMB,
the Network’s leader, Nkechi Odoma, explained
that Nigerians would have reacted differently if
they understood the enormity of logistics and
technicalities involved in the exercise.
Odoma, who spoke at a press conference in
Abuja, yesterday, clarified that her group was not
holding brief for the examination body but that it
would be sad to see the innovations brought in
by JAMB’s Registrar, Professor Dibu Ojerinde
rolled back on account of hitches experienced
this year.
She noted that Nigerians however have the right
and responsibility to insist that JAMB performs
better next time since the examination directly
impact the future of youths and the finances of
their parents.
“We are not saying people should not protest or
air their grievances, but those of us interested in
the quality of education in this country should be
seriously worried when proprietors of ‘miracles
examination centres’ are sponsoring protests
simply because the Computer Based Test
introduced by JAMB under Professor Ojerinde
has sent them out of their dubious businesses.
“If we truly want world standard, we should be
asking how to make the next JAMB
(examination) better instead of holding protests
to roll back the progress made with CBT. Let us
not forget that some candidates see the protests
as a gamble that could pay off if the results and
entire
examination are cancelled.
“How the poor scores of some candidates
translated into attempts to disrupt the entire
organisation is something we should all be
questioning since the protests totally lacked all
the elements that one sees in spontaneous
actions that are not orchestrated or managed by
entrenched interests.” Odoma stressed.
According to her, candidates should face up to
the reality that CBT is now the norm since most
recruitment firms now use it in place of
handwritten tests that are now outdated on the
global scene.
She stressed that the JAMB Registrar and the
organisation should rather be commended for
their foresight and innovative spirit as it would
have been catastrophic for the nation’s
educational system if the examination was still
being conducted using the old method. |
Re: (AACN) Wants Students To Cope With JAMB Problems And Disapointments by amtaken(f): 6:09pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
Easier said than done. |
Re: (AACN) Wants Students To Cope With JAMB Problems And Disapointments by Elzends(m): 6:21pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
It's easy to talk about the problem of the poor with a silver spoon in your mouth..... I'm sure the lady who spewed such trash never wrote jamb for once in her life |
Re: (AACN) Wants Students To Cope With JAMB Problems And Disapointments by DemiGoddess(f): 6:38pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
Why Nigeria cant be good...the bloody woman is commending failure?? So much for change! |
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