The 19-year old candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Mmesoma Ejikeme, accused by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of result forgery has apologised to the examination body for her action.
She read an apology letter in an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives Committee Ad hoc Committee to probe the matter headed by Hon Sada Soli.
Present at the hearing was the JAMB Registrar, Prof Isiaka Oloyede.
She pleaded for leniency as she promised such would not happen again. She said she had never been involved in examination malpractice all her life.
Mmesoma, who was at the hearing in the company of her lawyer and family, promised to be a better person.
She begged that justice be tempered with mercy concerning the three-year ban imposed on her.
Reading from the letter which she presented to the Committee, she said, “Permit me to use this medium to tender this letter of apology with a heavy heart….I deeply and sincerely admit that I ignorantly got my JAMB result from another portal which was not JAMB portal. But in the course of this, I lambasted JAMB solidly standing my ground that I obtained my result from JAMB portal. I apologize for all the apportioned blame and all the pain I have caused.
“I want to emphasize that ignorance played a significant role in my misguided action. I learnt a clear understanding of the far-reaching consequences and the impact of my actions would have. Words cannot adequately describe the depths of pain I feel for letting you down. This is the first time in my life in my academic studies that I would be accused of any form of misbehaviour, not to talk of forgery. It is not in my character and personality, therefore I plead for leniency and forgiveness for my misconduct. I want to emphasize my commitment to making amends.”
Prof Oloyede said it was impossible to get into their system as JAMB did not have any cloud storage.
He said the JAMB system has never been compromised since he assumed office six and a half years ago.
He said JAMB could not be held responsible anytime people forges documents that have to do with the examination body.
