ABUJA — Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to urgently resolve the difficulties facing candidates registering for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Obi raised the concern after witnessing large crowds and confusion at JAMB’s office in Amawbia, Anambra State, and noting similar reports from other parts of the country. The situation is reportedly linked to the proscription of several computer-based test centres over alleged infractions.
While acknowledging that JAMB may have valid reasons to sanction erring centres, Obi urged the board to adopt a more balanced and humane approach. He suggested that centres under investigation could operate limited services under strict supervision, and that previously approved centres be temporarily reactivated to ease pressure on state offices.
“With the registration deadline approaching, many candidates — some traveling long distances and spending nights away from home — risk missing the examination through no fault of their own,” Obi said. “Students cannot be made to suffer the failings of a system to which we have all, in one way or another, contributed. Swift and compassionate intervention should be made to ensure that no young person’s academic future is jeopardised by avoidable administrative bottlenecks.”
