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JAMB seizes 58
JAMB seizes 58,121 results
�97 centres cancelled
ERASMUS ALANEME,
Abuja
JOINT Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday released the 2004 Universities
Matriculation Examination (UME) with 58,121 results withheld, even as 97 centres
were cancelled.
Also, 16-year-old Master Sujo Oluwalola
Okoni had the highest score of 315 out of 400 to lead the over 800,000
candidates that sat for the exam last May.
The JAMB registrar/chief executive
officer, Prof. Bello Ahmed Salim disclosed these while briefing newsmen in
Abuja.
He said about 3,596 results were not
scanned due to irregularities by candidates, while 54 other centres where
malpractice took place were still being subjected to further screening.
"Some candidates shaded all the answer
boxes just as some others mutilated their answer sheets. Some candidates shaded
answers with ball pen instead of HB pencils. Some candidates had more than one
answer sheets," he said.
Prof. Salim, while giving a breakdown of
candidates� performance, said Master Okoni, a native of Ogun State who applied
to study Zoology at the University of Ibadan (UI) got the highest score, while
36 year-old Etembom Akpan came second with 307.
According to the registrar, three
candidates tied in the third placed position, scoring 306 each. They are Eyelade
David, Ifeanyi Stanley and Sisamito Enegesi.
He further disclosed that of the 838,051
candidates that wrote the examination, 353,834 representing 42.2 per cent were
females, while Imo State had the highest applicants with 91,982 even as Yobe
State had the least 1,438 applicants.
Prof. Salim who stated that 42 blind
students sat the examination, urged all stakeholders to show more interest
towards ensuring that higher education is given to these citizens.
"It is the policy of the board that equal
opportunities should be given to all applicants, regardless of their physical
status," he said.
He, however, lauded the conduct of the
examination, saying the incidence of malpractice decreased, assuring that the
board would not relent in fighting the menace.
The JAMB registrar added that the board
has produced compact discs that contain candidates� results to guard against
shady deals.
This innovation, he said, would assist
universities to check admission malpractice, racketeering as well as prevent
dubious candidates from presenting fake results to these institutions.
"With the disc, a university can easily
refer to the result of any candidate it wishes to offer admission, he explained.
This year�s UME, Daily Champion recalls, was held
at 2,296 centres nationwide as well as in Accra, Ghana, Bueau, Cameroun and
London.
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