Exam Glitch: Arewa Group Backs Jamb Boss on Apology

Arewa Professionals Forum has resolved to back the Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor I shaw Oloyede after the accepting the issue technical glitch and subsequent public apology to that effect. 

According to the Forum, the JAMB Boss has demonstrated high sense of responsibility to own up the examination technical errors and decision to make amends immediately. 

The JAMB registrar had broke down in tears as he offered an apology to candidates affected by technical errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam (UTME) and  admitted that mistakes made by one of the service providers led to distorted results for nearly 380,000 candidates in 157 centres across Lagos and Owerri.

In a six paragraph communique issued after a meeting held at Arewa House Kaduna today, the Arewa Professionals Forum stated , " That we stand to be corrected, this is the first time we can recall that the head of agency in Nigeria can come out openly to accept faults and apologize  to Nigerians accordingly.

The Communique jointly signed by the Coordinator and Secretary , Comrade Usman Ibrahim  and Comrade Peter Bege further stated: "And the good part of the apology was the fact that  he provided a timely solution to address the issues raised as a result of examination glitch.

"That oloyede has been prudent with management of JAMB funds over the years and has also demonstrated that he has the capacity and administrative prowess to make JAMB a model of excellence.

"In this regard,we appeal to affected candidates; parents and Nigerians to consider his performance above this recent technical glitch that hitherto has stirred public anger against him ."

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