Senate asks JAMB to extend validity of results to 3 years.
ABUJA— THE Senate, yesterday, directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to begin to extend the validity of its results to a period of three years. This was ordered to the board to immediately stop its policy of re-assigning candidates to
schools they never applied to, saying such policy was contrary
to the act establishing the board.
In addition,the results obtained by candidate from the board will still be in recognition for three years.
The upper house, which order came following a motion entitled: ”JAMB’s New Admission Policy, “ proposed by Senator Joshua Lidani, APC, Gombe South, which was
debated during plenary, also urged JAMB to consult widely with Parents Teachers Association, ASUU and all other stakeholders in the education sector with a view to coming out
with a friendlier holistic, comprehensive and sustainable admissions policy.
Earlier, in his motion, Senator Lidani frowned at the JAMB’s policy of posting candidates to schools, including private universities whose fees, he noted, were beyond the means of
the candidates’ parents or guardians, saying in some cases, candidate were posted to universities located far away from their places of abode thus placing additional financial burden
on their parents. Lidani expressed worry that although the Federal Ministry of Education had since suspended the implementation of this policy, JAMB was still going ahead with its implementation, thus creating more hardship for parents and uncertainty in the education sector.
schools they never applied to, saying such policy was contrary
to the act establishing the board.
In addition,the results obtained by candidate from the board will still be in recognition for three years.
The upper house, which order came following a motion entitled: ”JAMB’s New Admission Policy, “ proposed by Senator Joshua Lidani, APC, Gombe South, which was
debated during plenary, also urged JAMB to consult widely with Parents Teachers Association, ASUU and all other stakeholders in the education sector with a view to coming out
with a friendlier holistic, comprehensive and sustainable admissions policy.
Earlier, in his motion, Senator Lidani frowned at the JAMB’s policy of posting candidates to schools, including private universities whose fees, he noted, were beyond the means of
the candidates’ parents or guardians, saying in some cases, candidate were posted to universities located far away from their places of abode thus placing additional financial burden
on their parents. Lidani expressed worry that although the Federal Ministry of Education had since suspended the implementation of this policy, JAMB was still going ahead with its implementation, thus creating more hardship for parents and uncertainty in the education sector.
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