Abuja, Nigeria – South-East Senate caucus don raise serious alarm regarding wetin dem call ‘curious and highly suspicious’ glitch wey affect JAMB examination for Lagos State and the whole South-East region during di recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
For statement wey dem release on Saturday, di chair of di caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, wey dey represent Abia South, express concern say e go pain dem well if dem begin to suspect say some kind conspiracy dey go on to shortchange di educational future of children for di region.
Di caucus, after dem look di reports of di disturbing incident carefully, show some hope as dem notice di efforts wey dey happen to salvage di situation, especially as JAMB don reschedule di exam. However, dem stress say any future occurrence of dis kind nonsense no go fit dey allowed again.
Senator Abaribe also commend di management of di Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for wetin him call di timely acceptance of blame through di tears of apology wey di Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, give to di public.
He talk say dem dey watch di situation closely, and dem hope say dis public show of remorse no go be cover up for another secret agenda wey fit harm di educational growth of South-East children. ‘Di glitch, as curious and suspicious as e be, fit waka come erode confidence and chop down national pride among di future generation,’ Abaribe warn.
He call on di national education leaders to recognize di dangers wey dey follow when dem put politics and narrow interests into di education policies and actions. ‘Di fact say di glitch happen for all di South-East dey raise serious questions wey JAMB must answer to calm di growing fears and frustrations among di people of di region, especially di children wey dey suffer di consequences,’ he added.
Abaribe also talk say education na one foundational thing wey dey drive any society forward and e dey important for every child to get am without any form of gamble. ‘Education na di main thing wey de trigger national development, and we must not play roulette with it.’ He conclude say di South-East Senate Caucus dey alert and dey demand say JAMB and other relevant educational policy drivers go give strong assurance say dese kind scandalous glitch no go happen again in di future.
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