Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has rejected conspiracy speculations against a portion of the nation in the wake of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) technical issue.
Professor Ishaq Oloyede maintains that as all candidates are Nigerian and have equal opportunity, there was no intentional attempt to discredit pupils from the South-East.
His denial comes after several people, particularly South-East MPs, called for his resignation due to the technical issue that impacted more than 300,000 students.
The 10th House of Representatives’ South-East Caucus demanded Oloyede’s resignation on Tuesday due to the technical issue.
Additionally, it demanded that the exam be cancelled entirely and that a new date be set for the nationwide exercise.
The parliamentarians called the results of the examination a “national shame” in a statement signed by Igariwey Iduma Enwo, the caucus leader.
They said, “To this end, we call for the immediate suspension of those at the commanding heights of JAMB’s digital operations and examination logistics.
“The registrar of JAMB is said to be a good man, but then, leadership must carry consequences. We, therefore, call on the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, to do the needful by resigning his appointment to pave the way for a thorough examination and remediation of the root causes of this national shame.
“That’s the way to go in any civilised democracy, and we expect no less.”
