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Anambra State government's position on JAMB/Mmesoma Ejikime matter
Politics
… establishes 8-man panel to investigate the saga
PAUL Nwosu, commissioner for Information Anambra State, has clarified the position on the Anambra State government on the JAMB/Mmesoma Ejikime saga
Stating that the government while not taking sides has decided to set up have decided to undertake an independent investigation into the matter.
Nwosu made this known in a statement on July 4, which was made available to Realnews.
The full statement reads:
“Anambra State Government has, for obvious reasons, been following the JAMB/Mmesoma Ejike matter with keen interest.
“It’s important to note that Miss Mmesoma Ejike went to the office of the Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh with her UTME result to protest that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) didn’t recognise her as the candidate with the highest score.
The Commissioner in turn called JAMB to confirm her claim but she was told that Mmesoma’s result was forged.
It was at this point that JAMB authorities invited the Directorate of State Services (DSS) to investigate the matter and make its findings known.
This was yet to happen when JAMB went public with the matter, thus eliciting the raucous conversations we’ve seen in the media.
It is not our wish to join the slanging match or take sides at this stage. But as a responsible government we have decided to undertake an independent investigation into the matter.
In the light of the above, Anambra State Government has set up a Committee of Inquiry to thoroughly investigate the JAMB/Mmesoma matter. Members of the Committee include:
1. Prof. Nkemdili Nnonyelu (Chairman)
2. Prof. Mercy Okonkwo – member
3. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh – member
4. Prof. Maduabuchi Dukor – member
5. Prof. Jaja Nwanegbo – member
6. Rev. Sr. Prof. Mary-Felicia Opara – member
7. Rev. Cannon Dr. Uchenna Umeifekwem – member
8. Mr. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (MD, Anambra Information Communication Technology Agency) – member
The findings of this Committee will be made public.
A.
– July 05, 2023 @ 16:32 GMT |
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