JAMB may conduct mock exam

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) is considering conducting
mock exercise ahead of the examination.
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the
Board disclosed the plan while fielding
questions from journalists at the
Information and Communication
Technology Retreat organised for
stakeholders on Tuesday in Abeokuta,
Ogun.
Oloyede said although he could not
guarantee a hitch-free examination, the
innovations being put in place "will send
some illegal operators, who are defrauding
candidates in the past, out of business.''
He said the board would not be deterred in
its mission to serve its candidates better
this year.
"Frankly, I cannot promise a hitch-free
examination because we are testing certain
things.
"We are changing certain things; we want
to question the statuesquo and we expect a
fight back by interests that will be trampled
upon,'' the registrar said.
He explained that the board would be as
sincere as possible.
"We are going to be as flexible as humanly
possible; we are not promising hitch free
examination,'' he said.
Oloyede noted that the board had
envisaged that there would be hitches, but
that these would not be insurmountable.
According to him, rather than promising
hitch-free examination, the board promises
a direction that all will be pleased with.
He said that the major objective of the
retreat was for stakeholders to critique the
board's processes, "because we will not
want to continue in the wrong direction''.
Oloyede said the board was planning to
create new ICT facilities and stakeholders
such as prospective candidates, scholars,
institutions and civil society groups were
brought together to critique it.