The Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions
and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Friday dismissed the
speculation of a stalemate in the admission of fresh students into universities
across the country...
Oloyede, who spoke during an interview with journalists
shortly after a visit to the zonal office of the board in Benin, the Edo State
capital, insisted that all universities have been barred from conducting
written examinations before admitting students.
He also denied the alleged imposition of prospective
students on universities, adding that issues over the admission of fresh
students into tertiary institutions had been resolved after due consultations
with all stakeholders.
Oloyede said: “I know many of you are bothered and you want
to hear from me about the admission.
“There is no stalemate.
“After due consultation with the Senate, House of Representatives,
because we have been invited and they are worried, and after due consultation
with all the regulatory agencies: National Board for Technical Education,
National Commission for Colleges of Education, National Universities Commission
and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board itself, we have resolved the
matter totally.
“There is no ambiguity of what will happen.
“As it has been announced by the Minister for Education,
Alhaji Adamu Adamu, there will be no written examination, no written Post-UTME
examination by any institution.”
The former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin,
Kwara State, however, noted that the managements of the universities were free
to determine their respective admission policies in line with the directive of
the Federal Executive Council.
Oloyede, who is also the Secretary-General of the Nigeria
Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, said: “Every other thing remains as it
used to be because the authority, autonomy and independence of the academic
boards of the Senate of the respective institutions remain sacrosanct.”
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