JAMB Result: Father Opens Up on Mmesoma ‘Forging’ UTME Printout in Her Possession
- Romanus Ejikeme, the father of Mmesoma Ejikeme, has said he is oblivious about where his daughter registered for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
- Mmesoma had been accused by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board of deceit
- JAMB said the teenager forged her 2023 UTME result and is fraudulently laying claim to the top scorer's position
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Nnewi, Anambra state - Romanus Ejikeme, the father of Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme, the teenager accused of falsifying her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, has said his daughter never forged and cannot forge any result as alleged by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Speaking to Premium Times on Tuesday, July 4, Romanus said the accusation by JAMB has been disturbing his daughter.
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'I don’t know where my daughter registered for UTME': Mmesoma’s father
Ejikeme wondered why JAMB did not challenge the result since May, when the daughter’s claim became public.
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While the examination body insists Mmesoma scored 249 in the 2023 UTME, the girl claimed her score was 362.
His words:
“All my children are doing well. Not only her. This girl was taking the first position right from nursery school.
“She cannot forge any result, and this thing is disturbing her because she was shocked.”
JAMB says it stopped using printout presented by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma in 2021
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that JAMB on Tuesday, July 4, said it stopped using the print-out currently being paraded by Anambra candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme, as her authentic result in 2021.
According to The Punch, the examination board also reiterated that the UTME result paraded by “Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is patently fake.”
What JAMB candidates should do about discrepancy in UTME scores
Legit.ng also reported that JAMB on Tuesday, July 4, said UTME candidates who are convinced that their results have been tampered with by some dishonest workers in the organisation, should officially lodge their complaints.
A Twitter user, @uc_manly, had claimed that there are several tales of manipulation of candidates' results by some unscrupulous elements in JAMB. The social media user also said that most of the victims don't know where or who to approach for justice.
Source: Legit.ng
