JAMB Finally Resolve Cut-Off Mark Issue

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The policy planned by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that sparked protest within the University of Lagos and vulnerable to maneuver on to different universities has been overruled by the federal government.

JAMB had earlier adopted an assignment policy whereby surplus candidates of a selected university were reassigned to a different university that had lesser candidates.

The Punch reports that Mr. MacJohn Nwaobiala, the permanent secretary of the ministry of education disclosed that JAMB’s directive had been overruled.

He mentioned this as a result from a brief meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on the ministry’s activities at the presidential villa.

Nwaobiala explained that thanks to the mud raised by the directive and therefore the protest that it sparked, there was ought to readjust so candidates may write their post UTME at their initial selection universities as JAMB had earlier announced a reduced cut off mark.

“These are decisions that we collectively took. However, we have a listening hear. We have taken a lot of the issues raised into consideration and we are consulting to see the adjustments we can make here and there.

“The directive has been given. All the students that made the cut-off marks have been told to go and write post-UME examinations in their schools of first choice. After, they can go to their schools of second choice. That has been the bone of contention.”