On Tuesday, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) began the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across various Computer Based Centres (CBT) in Abuja and its environs. Our correspondent visited some of these centres and reported that the examination commenced without technical difficulties.
At the Global Distance Learning Institute in Central Business Area, Abuja, candidates arrived as early as 6:50 a.m for the first session, which was initially scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m.
However, the session did not begin until a few minutes before 9:00 a.m. An invigilator, Rilwanu, explained that the start time was pushed back to 8:30 a.m as they were awaiting instructions from JAMB headquarters.
According to Mr Abdulrahman Balogun, one of the High Opinion Leaders for the examination, there were no technical difficulties, but there was a slight delay due to the late instructions from JAMB headquarters. Mr Balogun also disclosed that the first session was to start at 7:00 a.m, with the second and third sessions at 9:00 a.m and 11:00 a.m, respectively.
At the Global Distance Learning Institute, out of the expected 200 candidates for the first session, 183 were accredited, 16 were absent, and one was unverified.
Mr Balogun praised the overall process, stating that close to 99% success in terms of orderliness, smoothness and arrangement was recorded. However, he advised parents to avoid interfering with the examination process, despite their desire to be present due to security reasons.
During the examination, Gideon International distributed Bibles to candidates at the CBT centre, but Mr Balogun condemned this act as it could distract the candidates. He called for intervention to ensure that religious tolerance is observed.
Finally, Mr Balogun commended the board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for introducing technology in the examination process, stating that it had helped to curb malpractices in the system.
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