Mmesoma Ejikeme: Former Education Minister Obiageli Ezekwesili Calls for Forensic Investigation
- Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has requested a forensic investigation concerning a UTME score manipulation saga between Mmesoma Ejikeme and JAMB
- Ezekwesili disclosed that she has reached out to the JAMB registrar, Professor Ishaq Olarewaju Oloyede
- She said the forensic investigation is necessary after listening to Ejikeme tell her side of the story
A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has reacted to the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) score manipulation saga between Mmesoma Ejikeme and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Ezekwesili said the saga requires a forensic investigation to unveil the hidden details of the matter.
She stated this on Monday, July 3, via her Twitter handle @obyezeks, adding that she reached out to JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Olarewaju Oloyede.
She wrote:
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“This saga between Mmesoma Ejikeme and @JAMBHQ requires an Independent Tech investigation to unearth all facts. Listening to her in this video, it is reasonable to request a forensic-investigation to help reveal what really happened. I have reached out to the Registrar of JAMB.”
JAMB in trouble As Anambra pupil, Ejikeme Mmesoma, drops concrete evidence
Earlier, Legit.ng had reported that the pupil from the Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, in Anambra state, said she was traumatised by the JAMB claim while unveiling the original result she printed from the examination board's portal.
On Sunday, July 2, Fabian Benjamin, the spokesperson for JAMB, claimed in a statement that the student who was widely celebrated for scoring the highest mark of 362 in the just-concluded examination scored 249 in the UTME.
Ejikeme Nmesoma: Anambra govt investigates fake 2023 UTME top scorer
Legit.ng had reported that the Commissioner of Education in Anambra state, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, said a panel of inquiry has been instituted into the alleged fake 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) top scorer, Ejikeme Nmesoma.
According to JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, Ejikeme, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School Uruagu, Nnewi, manually inflated her result from 249 to 362 to attract a N3million scholarship from Innoson Motors.
Ejikeme Mmesoma: JAMB reveals how fake 2023 UTME top scorer who received N3m from Innoson Motors was exposed
Earlier, Legit.ng had reported that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed how the fake 2023 top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, Ejikeme Mmesoma, was nabbed.
The spokesperson for JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, explained that Umeh Nkechinyere is the actual 2023 UTME top scorer and not Ejikeme, who manually inflated her UTME result from 249 to 362.
Source: Legit.ng