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Aisha Yesufu, a human rights activist, said on Saturday that the country’s flawed electoral system has allowed more pupils to engage in exam malpractice.

She tweeted in response to a thread started by former minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo.

Mr Keyamo’s post was in response to Ejikeme Mmesoma admitting that she forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test scores.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Sunday, accused Ms Mmesoma of manipulating her UTME results from 249 to 362. Instead, the candidate who had insisted on her innocence later confessed to falsifying her results via an independent panel of inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government.

Reacting to the revelation, Mr Keyamo said he had reserved his comment regarding the controversies over Ms Mmesoma UTME scores.

Mr Keyamo, while describing the student as “a brilliant girl, judging by her actual score of 249,” also cautioned critics against damaging her with their opinions.

“What she needs is counselling, correction and guidance. She obviously did not know the weight and gravity of what she was doing. As teenagers, most of us made juvenile mistakes that never came to light.

But Ms Yesufu, in an attempt to politicise the matter, said issues arising from the country’s electoral system may have prompted pupils like Ms Mmesoma to forge her result, saying, “If Tinubu can do it, why not they?

“Tinubu fraudulently occupying the highest political office in the land through forgery and rigging is what is most unfortunate and has given room for more children to say if Tinubu can do it, why not they?

“Reason Nigerians must focus on the judiciary to do the needful!,” her tweet reads.

Okoroawusa:
Point of correction... Aisha Yesufu is no longer a human rights activist. She is now a Labour Party chieftain

TemplarLandry:
Aisha Yeshufu doesn't think well.
I remember how she used to dance like a deranged goat during the campaigns.

Ikaeniyan0:
It seems these woman is going insane

BloomingDale:
Go and jail those that preceded her first. Is it because she is poor? Go and jail her na and watch judgement fall on you and your generations forever and ever.

Raskimonojendor:
This woman is not mentally okay if she really said that.

"Mr Onanuga did not clarify whether or not Mr Tinubu could be held responsible by the law since he was the candidate whose signature appeared on the falsified document filed under oath.

Mr Onanuga said Nigerians should disregard perjury charges against Mr Tinubu because he has not held any political office since he concluded his two terms in 2007, until earlier this month when he clinched the presidential nomination of the ruling party...."

Bayo Onanuga, Mr Tinubu’s campaign aide did not immediately reply to messages seeking clarification on his principal’s contradictory statements.

HitlerWasRight:
Ibo are the most foolish people - Uwazurike

Karlman:
Nothing But The Truth!

How? Because she said a truth that is against your thief?
She is insane for calling out your own fraudster?
Are you sure you're not going insane too, because this your reasoning can only come from madness.

PlayMaker14:
In your rather very wasped thinking everything is a war against the igbos.

Ronu oh...

Okoroawusa:
Point of correction... Aisha Yesufu is no longer a human rights activist. She is now a Labour Party chieftain

BloomingDale:
She is right. Expect more like Mmesoma to show up.

raumdeuter:
The organizer of the exam Jamb proved that the result didn't come from them

The organizer of the election Inec stand by the result

Feintline:
Aisha nailed it. We are in a age were little ones are learning so quick.
What else will propel such boldness.

Nigeria today is in a state of monumental fraud.
The person parambulating as leader is a fraud that came in with a monumental fraudulent process.

yemex04:
This Woman is probably unaware that the said Rigging Allegation was not pushed at the PEPT..It was not pushed by the LP Lawyers for reasons for obvious reasons

Raskimonojendor:
And this is the reason why more of Mmesoma would end up in jail.