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JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Dilijingsly(m): 3:04am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Editor's note: Anthony Kolawole is a University lecturer from Keffi in Nasarawa state. In this new piece writes on challenges faced by Nigeria's tertiary institution examination body - Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Kolawole also decries the call for the resignation of the registrar of JAMB Ishaq Oloyede by some individuals and the state of Nigeria's education sector under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigerians resent truth. They abhor it and seek to cage it within the prisms of their crooked instincts. When President Muhammadu Buhari launched the national re-orientation campaigns for attitudinal change tagged # ChangeBeginsWithMe#, many Nigerians never saw the wisdom. But successive events are now illuminating the necessity of the campaigns. There is nothing good leadership at any level or institution introduces that some dubious Nigerians would not contrive ways to defile it. Last week, the chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan Chapter, Dr.Deji Omole canvassed for the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Professor Ishaq Oloyede over the hiccups in the registration for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) experienced in some parts of the country. The academic from Uni-Ibadan, which currently hosts the national secretariat of ASUU, the body which remained the only odd voice that opposed Oloyede’s appointment on selfish grounds, posed like a nationalist and mouthpiece of ASUU. He unconvincingly decried the difficulties candidates are experiencing in registering for the exams online. But Dr.Omole, an academic knew, but failed to acknowledge that the introduction of the Computer Based Test (CBT) by JAMB was mainly to curb the high incidence of exam fraud. It was designed to ensure candidates presented by JAMB for admissions in higher institutions in the country were genuinely accessed as qualified for further studies in the courses they applied. But as it is typical with Nigerians, fraudsters invaded the process of UTME online and created difficulties in some states of the federation. And the fraudsters who invaded the system have also been arrested and are being prosecuted, an indication that the JAMB Registrar is alive and awake to his responsibilities. But instead of looking at the issue dispassionately, Omole purportedly speaking for ASUU erroneously thought it was the incompetence of the JAMB helmsman and he should resign. Beneath the seeming patriotic call for Oloyede’s resignation were the shadows of the resurrection of the old feud ASUU had with Oloyede, when he was the Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, over the sacked Unilorin ASUU members. They haunted Oloyede while he was still in academics and when he was elevated to the position of JAMB Chief Executive Officer, ASUU was the first to threaten industrial action, should the Presidency fail to reverse the appointment. Fraudsters invaded the process of UTME online and created difficulties in some states of the federation. The Presidency perceived the campaigns against Professor Oloyede’s appointment as baseless and stood its grounds. The anger is yet to dissipate and when fraudsters hijacked the registration process, it became the justification of a section of ASUU to call for his resignation. Its good tidings because at least to the extent that they failed to get him sacked and now, they are begging him to resign. So, whatever good intentions; whatever reforms Professor Oloyede is battling day and night to instil sanity into the system became meaningless to the Uni-Ibadan ASUU boss. But his colleagues at Unilorin considered his vomits as balderdash. The Chairman of the Unilorin branch of ASUU, Dr. Usman Abdulraheem and the Secretary, Dr. Mary Lewu clearly stressed in a statement that “All negative actions and commentaries of ASUU, University of Ibadan cannot dim the ever shining star of Prof. Oloyede because this workaholic is too committed to achieving excellence in every assignment.” Except a section of ASUU which is on vengeance mission against Professor Oloyede, no Nigerian is in doubt about his competence and excellence in any assignments. Just barely a year as JAMB boss, Oloyede has introduced reforms and innovations in the conduct of UTME, which are not just novel in Nigeria alone, but in other West Africa countries. Aside the implementation of the CBT, the JAMB boss has also introduced nation-wide mock examinations for prospective candidates of UTME to test their preparedness for the actual exams. And it is free and the JAMB board considered it as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility to both the students and the society. It remains a miracle that candidates no longer write UTME and wait endlessly for months to see the results. And there is near zero incidents of missing results. Candidates paying for the exams pay directly to government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), an indication that the JAMB boss is not concerned with duping or cheating candidates or the government. It is a strong statement about his disposition on accountability, transparency and probity anywhere he serves. source: https://www.naij.com/1101110-jamb-when-truth-hurts-infinitely-by-anthony-kolawole.html 2 Likes |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by nony43(m): 7:05am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Jamb registration gets tougher each passing year 2 Likes |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Onwardvic(m): 7:08am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Can someone tell me the reforms that this professor of "western education na haram" has brought to jamb that this praise singer is talking about or is somebody trying to arrogate another guy's glory to some other guy? 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by PLANETMARS(m): 7:09am On Apr 25, 2017 |
jamb should be scraped 2 Likes |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by sammirano: 7:09am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Pure rubbish |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by KAHLEH(m): 7:09am On Apr 25, 2017 |
CONFUSED JAMB..CONFUSED COUNTRY 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by jhydebaba(m): 7:10am On Apr 25, 2017 |
How much Oloyede pay you for this write up ![]() 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by invisibeTroll: 7:11am On Apr 25, 2017 |
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Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Chidi4u(m): 7:11am On Apr 25, 2017 |
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Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by teamv: 7:11am On Apr 25, 2017 |
this is serious |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Unsad(m): 7:11am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Crap. I'd be damned if I finish reading this bullocks. 1 Like |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by solarview(m): 7:11am On Apr 25, 2017 |
They should work harder and simplify the process |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Nobody: 7:14am On Apr 25, 2017 |
What is this one saying? Is Oloyede the one who brought CBT? This man haven't made any point. 2 Likes |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by swagenity(m): 7:15am On Apr 25, 2017 |
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Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by ajbabs(m): 7:16am On Apr 25, 2017 |
When will Nigerian kids write the UTME? |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by drololaaof: 7:17am On Apr 25, 2017 |
So you did not witness the suffering of the applicant |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Xsem(m): 7:18am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Confusion everywhere .Apparently he didn't make any point. |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by SAMTOBIJU(m): 7:20am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Oloyede was a great V.C @ UNILORIN.I believe that he should be given alittle time and he will do wonder's @ jamb.my opinion. 1 Like |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by godwinstringed1(m): 7:24am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Personally, see the itch I faced through this thread www.nairaland.com/3735060/ondo-jamb-registration-centre-crowded www.nairaland.com/3735060/ondo-jamb-registration-centre-crowded 1 Like |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by jeo4u(m): 7:25am On Apr 25, 2017 |
So you wake me up this early to tell me about a professor's personal struggle abi. Kwontinu |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Nobody: 7:26am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Please op try and paragraph the article well. |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Nobody: 7:30am On Apr 25, 2017 |
My grouse with the new JAMB honcho is that he met a working and less stressful system and turned it into a nightmare for all applicants and candidates. This article has not changed how I feel one bit. 3 Likes |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by omogumel(m): 7:31am On Apr 25, 2017 |
CeoMYN: pls don't 4get he is d 1st to introduce CBT into this country when he was d vice chancellor of Unilorin.......... 1 Like |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Jobabori(m): 7:33am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Opinion of a booth - licker and a praise singer which he is entitled to. |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Timiblanko(m): 7:33am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Yeye Jamb they almost turn Adeyemi College of education to primary school, and many other schools, jamb is just so rubbished by their/our leaders |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by Nobody: 7:40am On Apr 25, 2017 |
So much ink...so little point made. Prof. Oloyede is simply a square peg in a round hole. I'm sure there are more competent profs out there who can do it better. Like someone asked earlier; how much was this guy paid to write this piece? omogumel:He turned candidates to guinea pigs in the name of CBT. He should have ensured the system worked before rolling it out. 1 Like |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by heckymaicon(m): 7:49am On Apr 25, 2017 |
it's no longer news , buhari is a failure 1 Like |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by seunlly(m): 8:01am On Apr 25, 2017 |
PLANETMARS:says who ![]() |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by seunlayi(m): 8:19am On Apr 25, 2017 |
When Adolf Hitler, Abacha, Idi Amin, Saddam, etc were misbehaving, they all have columnist like the one above. God will intervene on behalf of those candidates 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: JAMB: When Truth Hurts Infinitely By Anthony Kolawole by seunlayi(m): 8:26am On Apr 25, 2017 |
Dilijingsly: The writer is definitely not in Nigeria and if he is in Nigeria, he must be residing in Sambissa 1 Like |
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