Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), has launched a review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) results of students who sat for the examination in Lagos and the South-East.
Osita Chidoka, a former governorship candidate in Anambra State, stated this in a statement on his Facebook Account on Tuesday.
According to him, his foundation the Athena Centre and other stakeholders were at the JAMB Headquarters where they witnessed the review process.
He noted that there were technical issues which may have affected the results of Lagos and South-East students who sat for the JAMB UTME last month.
There have been complaints from students that the low results they got were wrong with parents and stakeholders questioning how a region known for having the best results in the past suddenly had very poor results this time around.
Mr Chidioka said he has been inundated with messages and calls urging him to speak on the 2025 JAMB results.
“While we deeply appreciate the growing public confidence in our work, we believe that commentary—especially on such a sensitive national issue—must be based on evidence, not emotion or speculation.
“To this end, we refrained from making public statements until we had verified information,” he said.
He noted that at the invitation of the JAMB Registrar, Prof Oloyede, he had the privilege of joining other selected stakeholders, Commissioners for Education, Vice Chancellors, the Parents Teachers Association, the Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria, and Chief External Examiners, at the JAMB headquarters for a comprehensive review of the 2025 examination process.
“What I witnessed left me encouraged,” he said, adding that JAMB has embraced transparency, rigour, and accountability in the face of serious public concern.
“I am proud of the open and honest process they instituted to address the technical issues that affected results in Lagos and the South East. This is the hallmark of institutional integrity and responsibility.
“We observed the physical re-marking of randomly selected scripts—a painstaking but necessary process. It showed a commitment to truth over convenience,” he said.
Mr Chidoka revealed that the stakeholders have filed a Freedom of Information request seeking for 10 years reveiew of past results for comparative analysis with the 2025 results.
“So far, I am impressed with the review process and call on all affected candidates to remain calm and await formal communication from JAMB in the coming days.
“Our country will grow when public institutions are accountable, citizens are active, and organisations remain vigilant,” he added.
