As the 2015 JAMB UTME/CBT approaches, Tens of Thousands of Applicants Nationwide are gearing up for one of the most gruelling Exams in the Country!
However, Signs are emerging that the Exams may not go smoothly in some Parts of the Country because of the Lack of Preparedness of the Body conducting the Examinations!
Last Week, We saw Thousands of Students being stranded as a Result of inability to get their Slips printed and this culminated in an Ugly Incident in Port Harcourt where the Police had to shoot to disperse Angry Students!
In the JAMB Hqtrs in Bwari, FCT. The Registrar was allegedly stoned by Irate Applicants also!
These are subtle signs of Ill-preparedness which the Ministry of Education is over-looking (same way everything in the country is being overlooked because of the upcoming Elections)

MORE TROUBLE BREWING

Well if you think the problems have been solved, hear this!
As Hundreds of JAMB Staff are preparing to deploy to various states to Oversee the Conduct of the Exams in a few days time, NONE of them have received a DIME as regards travelling and Boarding allowances! Some Staff are going from Imo to Borno, Phc to Yobe, Lagos to Kano etc and these people know nothing about the Terrain thus traditionally rely on Hotels and Taxi-Drivers to ferry them around various Centres that may be far away from the City centers of various states! A lot of the Staff are already planning to boycott the process because they just have nothing to fund these Trips!
REMEMBER that these staff are also required to ferry Sensitive Materials like Biometric Machines, etc hence cannot afford to cut corners in terms of Safe Transport and Boarding!
They were asked by the Management to use their Personal Funds to embark on these Trips with the Promise that their Allowances would be paid on arrival!
However this same promise was made last year and the PAYMENT WAS NEVER MADE! Leaving Hundreds of Staff Stranded in Strange lands! A lot of them had to write Cheques to Hotels or Part with their Phones or Jewellery to settle the Bills accumulated in LINE OF DUTY! Hence many are wary of similar experience this time around!
Funny enough, one year later, they are yet to receive their 9 Nights allowances!
Let's still not forget that some of these staff get involved in Accidents and attacks(especially those posted to the NE)

Rumours abound that the Money has been Forwarded to the Parastatal for the Exercise but the Management of JAMB has refused to disburse a kobo to their staff for the Successful conduct of this Exercise (RELEVANT BODIES MUST INVESTIGATE THIS)
Several Letters have been written to the Board of the Parastatal and also to the Ministry of Education to look into this matter, but nothing has been done so far!
Perhaps in our Reactive nature, they will only act when Tabloids begin to bear terrible captions about the Exams or Conduct of Staff!
Let us also remember that a Hungry Staff is very prone to Inducement by desperate Candidates who intend to Cheat!

Since Formal Media have refused to produce results, perhaps Informal Media should be resorted to, to bring Millions of Nigerians to see the events behind the scene!

God Bless Nigeria
God Bless The Army
God Bless GEJ and Buhari
God Bless The Applicants sitting for the Exam!
Success to you all!


Source: A Concerned Nigerian!