The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has debunked the rumours making the rounds that a native of Southern Kaduna scored the highest in its examination without being recognized by the body.
It would be recalled that SKYSFOM, a Southern Kaduna Group in a statement signed by its National President, Comrade Shedrack Danladi challenged JAMB to explain why Gerald wasn’t recognized as one of the top scorers…..CONTINUE READING
In its response, The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in a statement made available to KADUNA POLITICAL AFFAIRS said the widely-circulated social media publication being bandied around that Atung Gerald with a score of 380 is the highest scorer in the 2023 UTME is false.
The Board also expressed dismay at the level in which poorly-researched
and very sensitive issues are being circulated in the public space even
by people who should know better.
The statement reads, “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) has decried the capacity for and desperation of some people or groups to engage in mischief for the purpose of achieving narrow and selfish interest through recourse to falsehoods and half truths.”
“This is in reaction by the Board to the highly-misleading and widely-circulated social media publication being bandied around that one Atung Gerald with a score of 380 is the highest scorer in the 2023 UTME.”
“Nothing, the Board noted, could be further from the truth. The Board also expressed dismay at the level in which poorly-researched
and very sensitive issues are being circulated in the public space even
by people who should know better.
For instance, a careful study of the
so-called UTME registration number of the said candidate would have shown that the people or groups
pushing this fake narrative are
patent carriers of fake news as the
registration number could readily be seen that it is a non existence
registration number given its false
features.”
“In view of the foregoing, the Board urges all to always cross-check their
facts before going public as a particular supposedly ‘hot’ news
item might turn to be a red herring.The Board also noted that the socalled reward expected to be handed over to the owner of the
phantom score is nothing but a
figment of the fecund imagination of the writer as it had never for any
reason directly rewarded or recognized any highest-scoring or
lowest-scoring candidate.”
“This is, however, not to say that, the Board, in the course of conversations at some strategic events, has not had cause, at times, to release its ten highest UTME scorers to buttress some salient points especially when issues of what constitutes highest
scores which included candidates O’level and institution’s screening
scores are explained. Such had never been about directly honouring or rewarding such candidates.
It would be recalled that a decade ago, Cowbell had instituted an
award for the highest scorers, as
noble as that policy was, it was, to all intents and purposes, a private sector initiative.”
“Therefore, the Board finds it rather
unfortunate for some obscure writers to bring up random names of people from certain parts of the country just to create negative impressions in the minds of those who might not know. As such, to set the records straight, the Board disclosed that it had, no record of any candidate who scored 380. The Board, as a responsive agency, will continue to be guided by the spirit of patriotism as it consciously takes those steps aimed at
upholding national ethics and values while implementing those
policies aimed at checking abuses
and protecting the rights of Nigerians. Hence, the Board will
continue to strive to give the nation its best and would not be deterred
by those who do not wish her well…..CONTINUE READING