The House of Representatives on Wednesday directed the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB) to desist from any further action on the issue of the alleged manipulation of the Unified Tartary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result by a candidate, Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma.

This followed the adoption of a motion on a call to investigate the alleged manipulation of the UTME by JAMB by Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma sponsored by Hon. Awaji-Inombek D. Abiante.

The House also called on JAMB to lift the sanction of barring the candidate from participating in the examination for three years. and called for independent examiners to examine the girl’s script to determine her score.

It also resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the alleged manipulation and report back in three weeks.

The House also resolved to probe JAMB facilities with a view to averting such a situation in the future.

The House expanded the scope of the committee to probe the issue of special centres for examinations in the country.

The House said it was aware that Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, Anambra State sat for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and scored 362.

The House also said it was aware that on 2 July 2023 JAMB, Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin made a public pronouncement accusing Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma of manipulating her UTME results that she actually scored 249 instead of 362 as claimed.

It said it was further aware that Miss. Ejikeme Mmesoma came out to defend herself, that she actually printed the result from JAMB.

The House noted the girl had been a brilliant child all through her nursery and tertiary education, coming first in all the examinations she has taken before the UTME, hence she posited that she is not capable of manipulating her UTME result.

The House said it was cognizant of the fact that uploading or downloading results of examinations or polls electronically, in Nigeria, glitches can occur at any time, hence the need to establish the facts before any blames.

It expressed worry that JAMB Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, alleged that some of the 2023 UTME candidates are parading fake scores in order to get an undue advantage from the public, hence the need to investigate the allegation.

The House noted that (JAMB is primarily charged with the general control of the conduct of matriculation examinations for admissions into Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education in Nigeria.

It also noted that graduating Secondary School leavers and others with prerequisite WAEC, NECO and other qualifying results apply to sit for the UTME through JAMB every year to gain admission into Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.

The House further noted that students who sat for the UTME are expected to log into the JAMB portal to check their results once released by JAMB.

ManWater:
I still can't fathom why any sensible girl will fake her JAMB result to have the HIGHEST SCORE. Highest score that will easily attract nationwide publicity & also attract the attention of JAMB to come & easily expose it as fake.
&she still went ahead to protest to Anambra Education Commissioner that Jamb didn't recognise her fake highest score.

It's practically impossible to do all these, without getting caught.
It's like stealing an expensive rough diamond, & later come out to brag that you own the most expensive diamond necklace in the country.

If she was involved in the fake, then she must be very foolish/insensible. &not owning up yet implies a hardened criminal.
Else she may just be an innocent victim of a fraudulent JAMB result scheme.

IconicR:
Right decision. You should do proper investigation before passing any judgement. The girl has no clue, she was just unfortunate. They should dig further and they'll find out where all these emanated from.

ManWater:
I still can't fathom why any sensible girl will fake her JAMB result to have the HIGHEST SCORE. Highest score that will easily attract nationwide publicity & also attract the attention of JAMB to come & easily expose it as fake.
&she still went ahead to protest to Anambra Education Commissioner that Jamb didn't recognise her fake highest score.

It's practically impossible to do all these, without getting caught.
It's like stealing an expensive rough diamond, & later come out to brag that you own the most expensive diamond necklace in the country.

If she was involved in the fake, then she must be very foolish/insensible. &not owning up yet implies a hardened criminal.
Else she may just be an innocent victim of a fraudulent JAMB result scheme or JAMB system glitch.

Neoteny7:


This is a terrible take.

Jamb is the sole body that can authoritatively say whether or not her result is authentic, and they've done so.

I don't know what else you people are going to investigate. You'll still end up asking jamb for answers.

Why not question why she's the only one parading an invalid result format, one she printed herself from god knows where?

This is all a bunch of nonsense in an easily-distracted country full of suspicion, tribal sentiments, and no end of idiots.

That damn girl is a crook and that's the end of the matter.

Kingcalls:


U are the one with the terrible take ... how can a person deliberately forge a document and announce it to the world... to even fake it , she must have alot of money...where will that girl see money to fake her result... the problem with most Nigerians like u , is that u lack critical thinking...reason u keep on electing criminals to rule u ...

Y can't JAMB get her script for everyone to see

DamnnNiggarr:
•set up ad-hoc committee to unravel drama



https://tribuneonlineng.com/suspend-all-actions-on-mmesoma-over-alleged-result-manipulation-reps-tells-jamb/

ikennamadu1:
Yoruba people are bitter and heartless... Same people dey call 2face knife are here calling an innocent girl a criminal.. Same people weh dey rob banks for south west .. Shame no dey catch them ... People weh support drug baron and muslim-muslim candidate because naa them brother... I can't fathom the kind of bitter heart this people possess.. Even when jamb did not carry out a proper investigation.. Puuuuuuaaaaaahhhh