MMESOMA: REPS ASK JAMB TO STAY ACTION, SET UP PROBE COMMITTEE

The House of Representatives has waded into the allegation of result forgery leveled by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) against a 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate, MmesomaEjikeme.The lawmakers expressed concerns that the exam body acted in an unprofessional manner in a matter involving a minor by withdrawing the candidate’s result and banning her for three years.They said the girl may have been manipulated by an adult.The House subsequently set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the matter and asked JAMB to stay in action until the green chamber concludes its investigation.Earlier, in a video released by the young girl, Mmesoma narrated how she obtained the result from the JAMB portal and was surprised when she heard stories of the forged results.Also, the 19-year-old’s father, Romanus, said the examination body is being unfair to his daughter, whom he said has been a precocious child since her primary school days.