JAMB candidates protest over unwillingness by officials to provide them with registration printouts scheduled for collection today.


The protest which lasted for almost an hour caused heavy traffic along the Makurdi International Market Road as protesters barricaded movement of vehicles to and fro the area of the board.

It took the intervention of the Police who exchanged teargas with stones from protesters to restore normalcy, even as over four Hilux full of arrested candidates were seen being conveyed to the station by the Police.

Correspondent Samuel Orahii learnt that, trouble started when teeming candidates gathered for over 6 hours at the Makurdi Zonal Office of the Board unattended to by the officials whom they alleged were not concerned about their several hours of standing under the sun.

Speaking with one of the protesters who identified himself as Terfa accused the board of neglecting the plights of candidates, some of whom have travelled from different parts of the state to collect a document which the board officially slated by text messages to them.

In a similar reaction, another protester said the board was using security officials to intimidate complaining candidates. In his words, "for how long will they continue to use security operatives to shade them from a difficulty they caused over a thousand number of candidates?"

It would be recalled that the board earlier slated 21 February, 2015 for collection of printouts which witnessed massive turn up of candidates who were later addressed by JAMB officials to return home due to unpreparedness of the board.

Efforts to speak with officials of the board to get their side of the story proved futile as entrance into the office vicinity was sealed by the police.

Source: http://oyiidoma..com/2015/03/jambites-protest-in-makurdi.html

JAMB is not serious and concerned with Nigerian education. They are just after our money. Scrap them! Ban them! Employ better means!

so true. Make i hear say anybody/student is asked to pay damages. I heard Jambites were seriously beaten in the mix of the turmoil. 2nd to comment anyway.

Serious students, its time to make sure that these exam bodies know that they have to be accountable.

what will happen wen dese pple gain admission

Okay

Hmmm

Pr0ton:
JAMB is not serious and concerned with Nigerian education. They are just after our money. Scrap them! Ban them! Employ better means!

Schools should be the ones conducting exams.

Sipping my kunu.. Vote change vote buhari...

Wich way naija, chaos evrywia

I c.
Jamb, thank God I wrote u once.
Jamb should go if that is the case, let schools conduct their entrance exam

This is Nigeria where people who are supposed to care abot the welfare and advancement of students turn a blind eye.

jamb......i remember those days

Go home jambites....

And apply for Ghana admission ....

BTW.....Someone stood in front of plane today because of poor service delivery. Now...we have students protesting because of poor service delivery. One thing I know...none of those people woke up this morning thinking...I will get angry today.

Nigeria has a service delivery problem. Time we Nigeriasn complained more....and more. Perhaps people would wake up.

After all....it took me six years after graduation to get my university certificate. Meanwhile...graduate of oyinbo university gets his certificate on the same day.

Which way Nigeria?

I hope those arrested will be released in time for the scheduled exam.

adtiezy1:
Sipping my kunu.. Vote change vote buhari...

If to say we have another viable option, what is good about Buhari?

Jamb candidates not Jambites.

JAMB jamming Nigerians since 1969. Dunno why it hasn't been scrapped out. ... inec postpones, jamb postpones,, guess its a season of postponement

Coming up with protest @ this stage...I think is good..we are getting civilize!

just pray the exam holds.all the best to the jambites

Pr0ton:
JAMB is not serious and concerned with Nigerian education. They are just after our money. Scrap them! Ban them! Employ better means!

Jamb surposed to be scrap since. Go to the schl of ur choice let them give u exam, if u make it up to their cut-off mark fine.

Hmmmm

I think the government should recruit two more bodies to oversee the entrance of candidates into the university and what's this stupidity of taking post-ume after Jamb. Make the exam a once and for all exam and scrap any possibilities of exam irregularities and malpractices which will be a way forward towards a better education in Nigeria...

see lie, so u wan tell me say na all dis ppl wan write jamb jst for the state




hw dem take gather demslves?



abi dem gt union wey create d awareness say na today dem wan protest

Election posponement? security?

Jamb posponement? Security?

Let pray for the best solution to it all...

Initially candidates do print this from cafe' but now greediness is in display. They want to collect the money all alone. Let's see how long it will last.

JAMB ARE NOT SERIOUS ABT THIS FORTCOMING EXAM AT ALL,THEY NEED COMPETITION LIKE NECO IS GIVING WAEC.

victorazy:


Jamb surposed to be scrap since. Go to the schl of ur choice let them give u exam, if u make it up to their cut-off mark fine.

Good idea....but the problem is that bias in admission would become worse.

Bring back A-Levels I say.

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education in Nigeria... getting from bad to worse...


Hope Saibuhari revamp d situation.