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Lawmakers back Mmesoma, orders JAMB to halt decision
The House of Representatives has ordered the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) to suspend taking any action until investigation is concluded in the case of alleged forgery of the unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) result by Ejikeme Mmesoma.According to the lawmaker, “The person in question does not have the opportunity to sit here with us to be heard. She may not also have the opportunity to convoke press conferences like JAMB is trying to do.”
Speaking on the motion, Idu Igaruwe, a member from Ebonyi State, faulted JAMB on how it handled the case, particularly the case of forgery.
“JAMB has alleged a very serious criminal offence of forgery. Forgery is a felony. And then JAMB at the same time is also investigating this allegation of forgery when there is supposed to be a presumption of innocence. Something is definitely wrong with that process,” he said.
It would be recalled that Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra State and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have been having a back and forth on a result.
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