The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the National Assembly, will set up an ad hoc committee to investigate allegations of manipulation of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result levelled against Anambra State candidate, Ejikeme Mmesoma.
The House confirmed this on Wednesday, as the committee would begin probe on the sundry allegations against the schoolgirl by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
According to Channels, the lawmakers expressed concerns that the exam body acted in an unprofessional manner in a matter involving a minor by withdrawing the candidate’s result and banning her for three years.
They said the girl may have been manipulated by an adult.
The House subsequently set up an adhoc committee to investigate the matter and asked JAMB to stay action until the green chamber concludes its investigation.
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.”
On Sunday, JAMB 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.
