Prof. Is-haq Oloyede
(dailypost)
The use of scratch cards will no longer be used for any of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) transactions and services.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede,
made the announcement via a statement issued by the Spokesperson of
JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin on Sunday, October 16 in Abuja during a meeting
of the Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities.
According
to the statement, Oloyede demanded that the Federal Government revert
to the old system where serving Vice Chancellors of Universities also
served as chairmen of the Governing Board of JAMB.
He
said that JAMB would be using the platform of pin vending to put a
check on all forms of fraudulent practices which has been prevalent with
the use of scratch cards.
“The decision is as
a result of its consistent subjection to fraudulent practices, the use
of scratch cards is archaic and it is the drive by JAMB to also promote
accountability in line with government’s zero tolerance for corruption.
This new system will be accessible through the options of web payment,
ATM issued cards (Visa, verve and Mastercard), online quick teller, ATM
payment, quick teller mobile application and Bank Branch case/card”, he said.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oloyede appealed to the
Federal Government to revert to the old system with VC's as the Board
chairmen, adding that it would be proper for Vice-Chancellors to be
recognised as active stakeholders seeing as the agency is a creation of
the Committee of Vice-Chancellors.
This, according to him, would avoid any resentment between tertiary institutions and JAMB.
Oloyede
expressed his belief that reverting to the old practices would
“engender good synergies and harmonious relationship with a view to
effectively delivering on its mandates.”
He
recalled that for almost two decades, particularly between 1977 and
1993, only serving Vice-Chancellors were made Chairmen of the Board of
JAMB, since Prof Oladipo Akinkugbe, VC University of Ilorin; Prof Donald E.U Ekong, VC University of Port Harcourt; Prof Adamu Baike, VC University of Benin; Prof Mahdi Adamu, VC University of Sokoto and Prof Isa Mohammed, VC University of Abuja.
“This
practice which promoted harmony and quality inputs on the Board’s
matriculation activities have since been forgotten or neglected. The
appointment of the chairman of the Board could be restricted to only
heads of tertiary institutions in Nigeria perhaps in rotational basis
among the Vice-Chancellor of Universities, Rectors of Polytechnics,
Monotechnics and Provosts of Colleges of Education," he said.
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