Emmanuel Thomas, Wednesday, July 05, 2023
LAGOS – Former Minister of Education, Professor Oby Ezekwesili has called for an Independent investigation of the incident surrounding allegations of result forgery levelled against Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, a student of Girls Secondary School, Nnewi by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB.
JAMB alleged that the girl who has topped every examination she wrote forged result of her University Matriculation Examination, UTME, with 262 as aggregate score.
Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma has denied the allegations while his father, Romanus Ejikeme believes JAMB is economical with the truth, calling on them to come out clean.
Oby Ezekwesili said she reached out to JAMB registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede for clarification on the impasse but that the Registrar of JAMB did reach out back from Namibia but that his call dropped.
“My call for an Independent Technology Investigation still stands”, she said.
She 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.
“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, adding
she is glad that the public is interested in knowing the truth on this Saga, because Exam Integrity is core to global trust of countries and their citizens by others adding ” the widely publicized cases like this should be Learning Opportunity for all, including the Exam Body.
“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 @JAMBHQ that record the facts of individual effort and performance is key for our country.
“Therefore for all reasonable citizens, this matter is rightly important that it be resolved appropriately”, she said.
