ASUU,UI Chapter Speak Against JAMB New Admission Policy

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan chapter,lament on the guidelines released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for admission of candidates into Nigerian tertiary institutions stating that JAMB acted beyond its powers.

The Senate of Nigerian Universities has the right to regulate admission modalities as each university has standards which are not subjected to the whims and caprices of any government appointee.

The Chairman of the union, Dr. Deji Omole, said the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, and JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, got it wrong by going against the administrative charges collected by institutions for post-UTME and later reversed their stand in their guidelines which he described as illegal and to favour children of the rich against the poor.

He mentioned that the point-based scoring system in the guidelines is not new as it has been used in UI 5 years ago and abandoned.
He equally stated that JAMB is only trying to cover up their iniquities as its credibility is yearly queried.
last year candidates were forced to private universities against their will and this year JAMB awarded 40 marks to some candidates without justification.

He further mention that we the new admission policy many candidates will be disadvantaged and JAMB would have succeeded in eradicating corruption and further kill tertiary education in the country.