Ben Ezechime, Enugu
The Nzuko Umunna, a pan-Igbo Socio-economic and political pressure group, has urged JAMB to display resit exam scores instantly after the resit exams on May 16 and May 17.
JAMB has called for resit examination for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2025 for candidates in the South-East and Lagos States due to “technical glitches” the examination body had admitted it committed recently.
The Nzuko Umunna made the call in a statement jointly signed by its President, Prof Chinedu Nebo and Executive-Secretary, Dr Uju Agomoh, respectively on Friday in Enugu.
The statement is titled: “JAMB’s glitch controversy: Transparency and Fairness in the Administration of Examinations and Examination Results for South Eastern Students.”
The statement said that it was a very disturbing saga of JAMB results for South Eastern candidates, which has not gone unnoticed.
The statement read in part: “Some of us in the academia and other realms have been networking to ensure that the now notorious “glitch” is not allowed to truncate the future of our children.
“We figured that if we let this one go unchallenged, they will do it for WAEC and NECO examinations soon.
“We appreciate the apology tendered by JAMB Registrar, but are concerned about the fixing of the retake or resit exams less than 48 hours after JAMB’s admission of blame for the fiascos.
“Given that many of our children are currently retaking the examination as at today, May 16, 2025, we strongly insist that no such occurrence should happen in future.
“Also, we urge that JAMB should ensure instant UTME scores display at the end of the exam.”
The statement explained that UTME is a Computer-Based Test (CBT), “so there is no reason why candidates should have to wait days after the exam to receive their results.”
It noted that this feature is standard in many global tests like GRE, GMAT, and TOEFL, adding that Nigerian candidates deserve the same level of dignity and clarity.
“Displaying scores immediately after the exam ends will: promote transparency and trust; reduce suspicion and controversy; ensure that any errors or discrepancies are spotted early and help students take responsibility for their performance or contest it, if necessary.”
