JAMB Have Loss It Credibility, says UNILAG DSA-- Written By Iniobong Iwok

 Laments cancellation of Post -UTME

The Dean of Students Affairs University of lagos (UNILAG) Professor Olatunde Babawale has lamented that the University matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and matriculation Board (JAMB) had in recent years been characterised by malpractices and fraud adding that the examination has lose it's credibility.

Babawale stated this in a chart with DailyTimes,noting that several candidates who excel in the examination are often aiding by miracles centres adding that most of the candidates perform poorly after securing admission into tertiary institution.

He noted that inspite of the introduction of computer based test (CBT)in the conduct of the examination
recent examination were still  bedeviled with poor network and multiple results to candidates.

He said"Any honest Nigerian know that JAMB have not been handling the exam very competently. There are miracle and study centres which are know to people were UTME take place, candidates pay and determines their scores. They register their candidates and promise them high scores,and because it has been working the miracle centres have increased.

"look at the last JAMB examination there are places were the examination took place were there are no computer or connectivity and there were problems with network which affected candidates performance how would you call that? Is that and idea environment to test students?
Most of the students that sat for the last examination got two kind of results JAMb have lost it credibility".Babawale stressed.

On the cancellation of the post-UTME test,the Professor of political science described the decision has hasty,adding that such decision would not move the education sector forward.

He stressed that relevant Stalkholders in the education sector should have been carried along before such decision was taken.

"I am surprise, disappointed and shock that such a decision to stop post -UTME  is taken. Stakeholders should have been carried along, Government should hold a general meeting with parents,VC, Pro- Chancellor. Even if you would do it in the coming year why don't you start the debate  now.

 "In my view it is not well inform because the minister did not allow the for time to further educate the people they have forgotten why Post-UTME was initiated in the first place. The problems are still there how are you going to correct them now? I agree the university may moderate their admission I believe there should be interview so that u know the students you are bringing in".Babawale added.

Speaking further the DSA,disagree with insinuations that the standard of education has dropped,stressing that  the standard were still high,but adding that the increase number of students and inadequate learning infrastructures were challenges to learning in the country. 

Source--  Iniobong Iwok (Journalist Daily Times)