The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
has scrapped the use of scratch cards in any of
its transactions and services, describing it as
“archaic”, its Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Is-
haq Oloyede, has announced.
He also demanded that the Federal Government
should revert to the former system where serving
Vice Chancellors of Universities were made
chairmen of the Governing Board of JAMB.
A statement issued by the Spokesperson of
JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, obtained by THE
PUNCH on Sunday, said, Oloyede made the
announcement in Abuja in a paper he delivered
during a meeting of the Association of Vice
Chancellors of Nigerian Universities.
According to him, JAMB would be using the
platform of pin vending to check all forms of
fraudulent practices which was prevalent with the
use of scratch cards.
“The decision is as a result of its consistent
subjection to fraudulent practices, the use of
scratch cards is archaic and its is the drive by
JAMB to alsopromote accountability in line with
government’s zero tolerance for corruption. This
new system will be accessible through the
options of web payment, ATM issued cards (Visa,
verve and Mastercard), online quick teller, ATM
payment, quick teller mobile application and Bank
Branch case/card”, he said.
Oloyede said years ago, the understanding was
that only serving Vice-Chancellors were made
chairmen of Governing Board of JAMB.
While appealing that government should go back
to the practice from inception, Oloyede added that
since the agency is a creation of the Committee
of Vice-Chancellors, it would only be proper for
them to be clearly recognised as active
stakeholders to avoid any acrimony between
tertiary institutions and JAMB.
He believed that going back to the old practices
would “engender good synergiesand harmonious
relationship with a view toeffectively delivering on
its mandates.”
Oloyede recalled that for almost two decades,
specifically between 1977 and 1993, only serving
Vice-Chancellors were made Chairmen of the
Board of JAMB, fromProf Oladipo Akinkugbe, VC
University of Ilorin; Prof Donald E.U Ekong, VC
Universityof Port Harcourt; Prof Adamu Baike, VC
University of Benin; Prof Mahdi Adamu, VC
University of Sokoto and Prof Isa Mohammed, VC
University of Abuja.
He said, “This practice which promoted harmony
and quality inputs on the Board’s matriculation
activities have since been forgotten or neglected.
The appointment ofthe chairman of the Board
could be restricted to only heads of tertiary
institutions in Nigeria perhaps in rotationalbasis
among the Vice-Chancellor of Universities,
Rectors of Polytechnics, Monotechnics and
Provosts of Colleges of Education.

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