•Insists Her Questions Over Matter Subsist
By Halimah Olamide
Former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has disclosed that the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede has initiated a call to her over the lingering controversy on alleged falsification of result by one of its candidates Ejikeme Joy Mmesomma.
The former Minister had called for an independent investigation into the allegations that Mmesomma inflated her 2023 examination mark to claim being the highest scorer in the examination.
JAMB has insisted that the candidate inflated her score while the candidate said she printed the score from the JAMB portal.
Professor Ishaq Oloyede , the Registrar of JAMB did reach out back from Namibia but his call dropped,” she claimed on Wednesday
Saying that her call for an Independent Technology Investigation still stands, the former minister of education said she is interested in having a number of questions answered by the Exam Body to clarify the confusion in the public space on the JAMB-Mmesoma Saga.
She listed the questions as this: “What really are the facts of the action that produced the Result-Slip that Mmesoma is insisting she received?
“Can the Public be availed the User-Journey of Mmesoma ?
Is this kind of a tech-enabled double-result unique to her or experienced by any other candidates of JAMB exams?
Is a Comprehensive Systems Check not key for JAMB in situations like this and has such been done?
What is the nature of interface between the JAMB system/database and the Center where she sat for her exam as well as results verification?
“Could this case not help JAMB trace any issues that can impair its systems and architecture for Exam Integrity?”
She said is glad that the public is interested in knowing the truth on this Saga, adding that “because Exam Integrity is core to global trust of countries and their citizens by others and widely publicized cases like this should be Learning Opportunity for all, including the Exam Body.
She said further , “I reiterate that an Independent Technology Investigation is critical for helping us all know the Truth of this case including the role of all the parties involved so that the right and just redressing can be made.
“Trust in our public institutions like JAMB that record the facts of individual effort and performance is key for our country.”
She urged all citizens to ensure that this matter be resolved appropriately.