Alleged UTME Fraud: House of Reps Orders JAMB to Suspend All Actions Against Mmesoma Ejikeme
- The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been ordered to suspend all actions Mmesoma Ejikeme
- The House of Representatives also directed JAMB to lift the sanction barring Ejikeme from participating in UTME for three years
- The House gave the orders on Wednesday, July 5, after JAMB accused Ejikeme of forging her UTME score
FCT, Abuja - The House of Representatives has ordered the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to suspend all actions concerning Mmesoma Ejikeme’s Unified Tartary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result saga.
According to SaharaReporters, the lower chamber of the National Assembly gave the direction on Wednesday, July 5 after Hon. Awaji-Inombek D. Abiante sponsored a bill calling on the House to investigate the alleged manipulation.
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JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, had on Sunday, July 2, accused Ejikeme of manually manipulating her UTME result to attract a N3 million scholarship from Innoson Motors.
As reported by Nigerian Tribune, the House also called on JAMB to lift the sanction barring Ejikeme from participating in UTME for three years.
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The federal lawmakers called for independent examiners to examine Ejikeme’s script to determine her UTME score.
The House explained that there is a need to investigate the allegation following the claim by the JAMB spokesman that some of the 2023 UTME candidates are parading fake scores to get an undue advantage from the public.
JAMB releases Mmesoma Ejikeme’s "original" UTME result, fresh details emerge
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has gone public with the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result slip of Ejikeme Mmesoma following the controversy surrounding her score.
During an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, July 4, Benjamin shared Ejikeme’s UTME result which shows that the student of Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra state, scored 249 in the exam.
Obiageli Ezekwesili lists questions JAMB must answer to clarify Mmesoma Ejikeme’s UTME result saga
A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has made a list of questions that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) must answer to clarify the controversy surrounding the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result of Mmesoma Ejikeme.
Ezekwesili, who stated this on Wednesday, July 5 via her verified Twitter handle @obyezeks, said her call for an Independent Technology Investigation still stands.
"What happened to me is now happening to my daughter": Mmesoma Ejikeme's father speaks in emotional video
Romanus, the father of Mmesoma Ejikeme, said what happened to him in 1996 when he won a music competition in Oyo state is now happening to his daughter 27 years later.
In an interview with Channels Television, Romanus warned that Nigeria should not be a talent killer.
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