The popular Nigerian parlance, “Nigeria happens to you” is used in Nigeria whenever something bad happens to someone, especially when it’s an avoidable occurrence due to Government or institution’s inefficiency.
You’d recall that Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) made an admission to an error resulting to massive failure affecting the entire South Eastern region and parts of Lagos.
After the public outcry by Nigerians, JAMB hurriedly fixed a resit to the UTME today. Most people had suggested they give a little time for them to run competence test of their systems and also allow the students prepare mentally for this stressful exam resit.
JAMB however ignored that, and went ahead to conduct the resit today of which glitches were reportedly massive.
From reports, most students that succeeded in writing the exams couldn’t finish while some couldn’t even gain access and so many issues.
Below are some excerpts from people.. :
” Alex Onyia wrote :
Why haven’t any of the South East Governors, Lagos State Governor or commissioners of education from these affected states intervened for their students who experienced the JAMB crisis?
From the data I’m currently reviewing, the sudden resit is already posing a lot of challenges to so many of them. A remark or 3 weeks space for rewrite would have been a better option.
Are the students not important enough?
I have formally written to the 5 governors and commissioners of education in the South Eastern states regarding the JAMB glitch. I also did for Lagos state. These were affected states.
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I also included detailed observations and technical reports.
I have made my recommendations as well.
The resit exam will be completed by Monday and I will wish they take actions immediately to safeguard the future of their students.”
@Rinu wrote :
Some students in Lagos went for the JAMB resit today and they weren’t allowed to sit for the exams.
They were informed the exams have been rescheduled again to Monday.
This is madness actually….”
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After all these nonsense, southeastern students with high score will end up not getting admitted while those from yobe, sokoto, kebbi, zamfara with 100 will be admitted to read course of their choice.
Technical glitches happen from time to time in automated systems but when it becomes a regular occurance, one may be forced to believe it's sheer incompetence on the part of the organisation. The JAMB director demonstrated accountability by owning up the mistake & apologising but sank deeper in the already messy situation by not taking time off to plan a hitch free exam. The result, - more glitches & a disastrous performance. The first instance was a mistake eveñ though avoidable, but the second one with more glitches is unacceptable, & unpardonable. The organisation should be investigated thourghly & anyone found culpable punished.