The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has tendered an apology to the Home of Representatives Committee on Primary Schooling and Examination Our bodies after its officers abruptly walked out of an earlier funds scrutiny session.
On October 29, a JAMB delegation led by Morouf Bello, a director within the registrar’s workplace, left a scheduled assembly convened to overview the board’s funds, assess its utilisation of funds, confirm remittances to the consolidated income fund, and study {bank} statements from 2023 up to now.
Throughout Thursday’s sitting on the Nationwide Meeting, the examination physique submitted all paperwork earlier requested by the committee.
Committee chairman Oboku Oforji mentioned the investigation stemmed from a Home decision handed on Might 15, following issues raised concerning the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
He additional famous that the Home is proposing the institution of at the very least one computer-based check (CBT) centre in every of the 774 native authorities areas to stop future disruptions and guarantee wider entry for candidates.
Oforji defined that the panel will scrutinise JAMB’s funds implementation, its internally generated income (IGR) from 2023 up to now, proof of remittances to the consolidated income fund (CRF), and the company’s {bank} statements over the identical interval.
He emphasised that the investigation just isn’t a witch-hunt and urged cooperation from ministries, departments, and companies to allow efficient oversight.
The committee chair additionally condemned the behaviour of JAMB officers through the earlier assembly, warning that no act of disrespect towards the parliament can be tolerated.
“We won’t enable ministries or companies to intimidate or disrespect the parliament,” he mentioned.
Oforji confirmed receipt of all paperwork submitted by JAMB and mentioned the committee would overview them earlier than issuing additional communication.
JAMB Registrar Ishaq Oloyede apologised for the sooner incident, stressing that he holds deep respect for the parliament and wouldn’t sanction any conduct that undermines its authority. He added that the board has now complied absolutely with the committee’s requests.