Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has
reacted to the findings of the committee set up by the Anambra State governor,
Charles Soludo to investigate the saga between the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board, JAMB, and Ejikeme Mmesoma over her UTME result.
Keyamo described Mmesoma as a brilliant girl, advising that
the nation should be careful not to destroy her, noting that what she needed
was counselling, correction and guidance.
Investigation had shown Mmesoma forged the 362 score she was
parading as against the authentic score, 249.
In a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday, the former Minister, who described the incident as unfortunate, said he deliberately waited for the end of the investigation before commenting on the saga.
Keyamo also advised that her parents should encourage her to
do a public apology to JAMB, to her family and to Nigerians, and that she
should be allowed to get her admission based on actual scores.
He wrote, “I deliberately waited for the end of this
investigation before commenting on this unfortunate case of our daughter,
Mmesoma Ejikeme.
“She’s a brilliant girl, judging by her actual score of 249.
The nation should be careful not to destroy her. What she needs is counselling,
correction and guidance. She obviously did not know the weight and gravity of
what she was doing. As teenagers, most of us made juvenile mistakes that never
came to light.
“The parents should encourage her to do a public apology to
JAMB, to her family and to Nigerians after which she should be allowed to get
her admission based on her actual scores. Anyone still pushing other narratives
over this issue is not helping her and her family.
“It is time to close this very unfortunate chapter and move on. This is my plea.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayAdvertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
The jamb sanctions should be followed. Don’t beg on her behalf. Things should be done right in this country. It’s plenty pleading that has made a Drug Barron to be president of Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteyou're obviously not following the tribunal discussion.. drug baron kor drug vessel ni
DeleteWe are in the country where technical glitch only occures in transmitting presidential election while the senators went through. How sure are we that same technical error is not from Jamb office. I have seen where Jamb awarded a wrong score to pups
ReplyDeleteNa only her for the whole of Nigeria get the technical glitch. no give yourself brain. na only her for nigeria print 2020 template
DeleteIf I am the JAMB Registrar , the girl will be charged to court for forgery and bear the full consequence to stop others from doing same. She is an adult of 19 years.
ReplyDelete