JAMB: Senates to probe alleged admission racketeering in varsities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, saying the exam body will be vindicated.
Recall that the Senate had on Wednesday agreed to investigate an allegation of admission racketeering in the nation’s universities, following a motion moved by Senator Onyeka Nwebonyi (Ebonyi North).
Nwebonyi, who cited admission travails of one Chinyere Ekwe at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), alleged that university staff members conspired with JAMB’s officials to carry out unwholesome practices, prompting the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to call for a fair hearing, saying JAMB was known to be a reputable institution.
Reacting to the development during this year’s Customer Service Week of the Board in Abuja, JAMB’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, commended the Senate for giving an opportunity to the exam body to defend itself over the issue.
The registrar assured the public that the Board and its staff would be vindicated even as he expressed delight over the mediating role the exam body has played between candidates and institutions in ensuring equity and fairness.
