Alleged UTME Fraud: Reno Omokri Throws Jibe at INEC, Says Maybe JAMB Should Conduct Future Elections

Alleged UTME Fraud: Reno Omokri Throws Jibe at INEC, Says Maybe JAMB Should Conduct Future Elections

  • Former presidential media aide, Reno Omokri said Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is more efficient than Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
  • Omokri said maybe JAMB should take over the conduct of general elections from INEC in Nigeria
  • He stated this while commending the confidence level of the JAMB spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin amid Mmesoma Ejikeme's UTME result saga

Former President Goodluck Jonathan's social media aide, Reno Omokri, has thrown a jibe at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stating that maybe the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) should start conducting elections in Nigeria.

He stated this on Wednesday, July 5 via his Twitter handle @renoomokri while reacting to JAMB spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who offered ₦1 million to anyone who can prove that the UTME platform suffered a glitch.

Alleged UTME fraud/ Reno Omokri commends JAMB/ Omokri thews jibe at INEC/ JAMB better than INEC
Alleged UTME Fraud: Reno Omokri Says JAMB is more efficient than INEC. Photo Credit: Reno Omokri/Prof Is'haq O. Oloyede/INEC Nigeria
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The N1 million offer is coming following Mmesoma Ejikeme’s UTME score and JAMB saga.

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Omokri, who commended Benjamin’s confidence, added that JAMB is obviously more efficient than INEC

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He wrote:

“I must doff my hat to the JAMB spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Offering ₦1 million to anyone who can substantiate the allegation that JAMB's UTME platform suffered a glitch. What confidence. If only INEC's spokesman could be this confident.
“Maybe we should allow JAMB to conduct future elections in Nigeria. They are way more efficient than INEC!”

Reno Omokri sends strong message to people whipping up ethnic sentiment over Ejikeme’s UTME result

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has called on people whipping up ethnic and religious sentiments over the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result saga involving Mmesoma Ejikeme and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to come out with substantial evidence.

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Omokri said JAMB had given its verdict that Ejikeme’s UTME result was manually manipulated to upgrade her score.

“I didn’t go to any computer centre”: Mmesoma Ejikeme finally speaks on origin of her 362 UTME Score

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi in Anambra state, Mmesoma Ejikeme, has revealed the origin of her 362 score in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Ejikeme said she did not visit any computer centre to check her UTME result.

Obiageli Ezekwesili Lists Questions JAMB Must Answer to Clarify Mmesoma Ejikeme’s UTME Result Saga

Legit.ng also reported that 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.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.

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