Jamb registrar,
Following widespread outrage over the mass failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), a political science lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Dr. Christian Okeke, has demanded the immediate resignation of the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede.
Okeke described the Registrar’s emotional apology as inadequate in the face of the damage done to the hopes of thousands of candidates.
“How can the Registrar’s tears resurrect the dead and accentuate the depression into which candidates have been plunged? It was almost like a national mourning,” he said, dismissing JAMB’s decision to conduct a resit in some centres as “insensitive to human emotions.”
He further criticised the examination body for initially refusing to acknowledge its failings.
“The least that is acceptable from the Board is to release the true results of the candidates, provide psychological support and ensure that those responsible for the horrible outing take true responsibility, which must start with the exit of the Registrar,” Okeke stated.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), after days of public criticism and legal threats, admitted on Tuesday that technical glitches had compromised the integrity of the UTME results in numerous centres nationwide.
Prof. Oloyede, while addressing journalists in Abuja, expressed remorse for the lapses.
“I appeal to the candidates and those affected by the error of our system to accept this explanation as the truth of the matter without embellishment. Please, I apologise and take full responsibility, not just in words,” he said, appearing emotional.
He attributed the failure to negligence by certain staff members and gave assurances that JAMB was implementing reforms to prevent a repeat of the situation.
As part of corrective measures, JAMB announced that 379,997 candidates would be retaking the examination from May 16 to 18.
DAILY GAZETTE reports that the rescheduled tests will be held in 65 centres across Lagos State and 92 centres in the Owerri Zone, which includes Imo, Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi, and Enugu states.
