JAMB Commission Refutes Governor El-Rufai’s Claims on Reduced Student Enrollment

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, recently made statements concerning the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), to which the JAMB Commission has now responded.

JAMB’s Response to Governor El-Rufai

The JAMB exam board clarified that it is not responsible for the reduction in the number of students taking the JAMB exams. According to JAMB, Governor El-Rufai’s assertion that only northerners could benefit from reduced JAMB scores is incorrect. The board emphasized that students from Southern Nigeria also benefit from these adjustments.

Official Statement from JAMB

Fabian Benjamin, a spokesman for the JAMB Examinations Commission, addressed the governor’s claims in an interview with Punch on Tuesday. He explained that the required scores are determined by the courses students wish to study and the criteria set by each institution.

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