The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB ), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has announced that the Board will not shift its 2019/2020 examination date due to the 2019 general elections.
Speaking to Journalists in Abeokuta,Oloyede praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for releasing the elections timetable early.
According to him, “I don’t think there will be any need for a shift in the examination date because of the 2019 general elections. I believe INEC has done well by giving us a prior notice six months ago.
“They have given us the date of the elections. So we have no excuse not to have adjusted. We have adjusted appropriately,” he added.
He further noted that the Board is on with the 2018/2019 admission exercise and will begin admission for 2019/2020 by end of October.
“We started just about a month ago. We believe that by the end of October, we would then begin the 2019/2020 admission. I can assure you that we are fine-tuning and learning from our mistakes last year.
“We are perfecting the processes and procedures, ensuring that no one is allowed to have undue advantage over the others” he remarked.
On the number of applicants, he said, “It is difficult to say the exact number of applicants we are expecting this time. We expect to crash the number because many of those who are taking the forms are not even prepared or qualified for the exam.
“Some are SS1 students, who are just trying; contributing N5, 000 unduly to our purse. We are putting in place some checks to make people who want to apply to be minimally qualified.
“That’s where we are moving to, rather than creating unrealistic figures. We cannot say actually this is the figure but we are trying to ensure that we don’t have unnecessary luggage. We are not interested in the money. We are interested in having adequate preparation for those who are genuine students,” he stressed.
