THE House of Representatives has weighed in on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) charge of result falsification leveled against Mmesoma Ejikeme, a 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate.
The senators raised concern that the exam authority responded in an unprofessional manner in a case involving a minor by withholding the candidate’s results and barring her from taking the exam for three years.
They believe the girl was persuaded by an adult.
The House then formed an ad hoc committee to probe the allegations and requested that JAMB postpone action until the green chamber completed its investigation.
Earlier, in a video released by the young girl which has gone viral, Mmesoma narrated how she obtained the result from JAMB portal and was surprised when she heard stories of forged result.
“I printed the result from JAMB portal,” she said. “They now saying that I forged my result is what I don’t know. I am traumatised that they accused me of forging my own result. I am not capable of forging result.”
JAMB on Sunday, accused the candidate of “manipulating” her result in this year’s examination.
“Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma had actually scored 249 and not 362 she claimed,” the exam body insisted.
However, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme today, Mmesoma said she should not be blamed for the controversy.
“It’s not my fault that I printed my result like that and they said that I forged my result. It’s not my fault. So, them banning it is not fair,” she said.
Furthermore, the 19-year-old’s father, Romanus, claims that the examination body is being unfair to his daughter, whom he said has been a smart girl since primary school.
The father of Anambra-based youngster said he has no plans to seek restitution and will instead turn everything over to God.
