A former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili has opposed the 120 cut-off marks set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Chairman of the Editorial Board of ThisDay Newspaper has also condemned the decision.

Both leaders spoke at the weekend at the teens’ career conference organised by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Abuja. Ezekwesili explained that the measure would encourage mediocrity in the country’s educational system.

She called for a reform of the system, adding that there was the need to grant universities autonomy to determine the standard required to admit students. “What we need to do is to make JAMB an examination regulatory body. We need to give our universities the opportunity to set standards, so that we do not sacrifice competitiveness in the process,” she said. continue reading here https://bodblg..com.ng/2017/08/ezekwesili-adeniyi-oppose-120-cut-off.html