BISMILLAHI.... IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE LORD OF RASULULLAHI (S.A.W).
The Senate, yesterday, directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board, JAMB, to extend the validity of its results to a period of at
least three years. JAMB was also ordered to immediately stop its policy
of re-a$$igning candidates to schools they didn’t apply to, saying such
policy was contrary to the act establishing the board. The order came
following a motion entitled: ”JAMB’s New Admission Policy, “ sponsored
by Senator Joshua Lidani, APC, Gombe South, which was debated during
plenary. They also urged JAMB to consult widely with Parents Teachers
a$$ociation, PTA, ASUU and all other stakeholders in the education
sector with a view to coming out with a friendlier holistic,
comprehensive and sustainable admissions policy. It also directed its
Committee on Education to enquire into circumstances surrounding the
JAMB policy, including all allegations of favouritism and generally
review the power of JAMB vis-a-vis administration and submit findings
within one week. Lidani said JAMB, at its 2015 Combined Policy Meeting,
held on July 14, 2015, in Abuja, announced the adoption of a policy
whereby candidates of universities with surplus applicants for the
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, were rea$$igned to
other universities with lower number of candidates than their
capacities. Which he said was inappropriate because some candidates get
sent to private universities that they cant afford.
ALHAMDULILLAH
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