Akande- Sadipe Seek Quick Passage of JAMB Validity Bill

A Federal lawmaker, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe and a NGO, Speak Out Africa, on Monday  urged for the need to prioritize  the validity of United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in the 10th Assembly.

The Bill, according to Akande-Sadipe, seeks to increase the validity of results of UTME from one year to five years. However, it has been reduced to three years, adding that many are victims of the JAMB yearly tests. 

 Speaking during an online seminar reasoned that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB,  said the examination ought not to be a revenue generating agency for the government.

Akande- sadipe who maintained that UTME, supervised by JAMB, should not be an examination that will be conducted every year, reiterated that JAMB should not be assessed on the revenue generated to the coffers of the federal government, rather it should be assessed on the quality of examination they give.

 The Lawmaker, who represents Oluyole Federal Constituency emphasized that JAMB should not be assessed on the revenue generated to the coffers of the federal government, rather it should be assessed on the quality of examination they give.

Akande-Sadipe said after laying the amendment on the bill at the floor of the house, and it is passed for an assent by the President, UTME will have a validity of 3 years.

 

Making comparison with examinations across the globe, Akande-Sadipe noted that the tenures/validity of other internationally recognized examinations last up to two-five years.

She referred participants to examinations of international standards such as GMAT, GRE, IELTS, TETOFL, SAT, MCAT, PTE, and USML

Akande-Sadipe argued that a student who passes UTME should not sit for the examination repeatedly, rather the result should be valid for about 3 years.

Her words: "I am not asking that the exam tenure be extended in cases where people fail. I am asking that it should be extended when people pass."

Speaking on behalf of participants, the convener, Speak-out Africa, Ms. Agwu Blessing Newest gave kudos to Akande-Sadipe for advocating for the less-privileged in the society.