President General of Apex Igbo Social-cultural Organisation Ohanaeze Senator John Azuta-Mbata has called for the suspension of the registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB).
Mbata, who made call while reacting to the glitches of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), as released by Joint Administrations and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said he observed the results with dismay .
He stated that they noted that in the Press briefing by JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, he attributed the primary cause of the incident to the inability of their service provider to update some of the delivery servers when patch errors were detected in some centres.
He stated in unambiguous terms that their people all over the world are not satisfied with the periferrial reasons and tangential justifications given by JAMB in this circumstance, as this portends not only attempt to jeopardize the future of their children, but is equally a calculated attempt to vitiate the backbone of the zone which is anchored on education.
The Ohanaeze boss urged the Federal Government to set up a commission of enquiry to determine the immediate and remote causes of this menace. It is only by so doing can patriotic Nigerians, especially the victims and their families shall have sustainable relief over the avoidable anguish, pressure, anxiety and tremendous trauma inflicted on them as a result of this incident.
“There is no gainsaying that Ndigbo over the years have been treated unfairly under the quota system, whereby our young people under arbitrary standards have to attain higher cut off marks for university admission. In spite of these hurdles, our people are expected to compete in the same job market with the so called educationally disadvantaged. This development ironically reinforces our consistent call over the years for restructuring, to enable the federating units and regions grow at their various pace and strength.
‘Nigerians must know the truth and we must all rise together to say never again will our students and parents be allowed to suffer this injustice, irrespective of any part of the country they may come from . We must protect our Youth who are our today and our future.
‘Finally, we therefore urge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take proactive steps to address the grievances of the Igbo people and work towards a more equitable society” he stated
