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JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has dismissed calls for his resignation over UTME challenges, saying, “Truck pushers cannot direct pilots,” targeting critics he sees as unqualified.
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He announced a mop-up exam for the 5.6% of candidates who missed the UTME for valid reasons, reaffirming JAMB’s commitment to fairness and inclusivity.
Amid mounting criticism over the 2025 UTME conduct, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has issued a firm rebuttal to calls for his resignation.
Addressing stakeholders in Abuja, Oloyede declared that unqualified voices should not dictate the direction of the nation’s education system. “Truck pushers cannot direct pilots,” he said.
The backlash follows difficulties during this year’s UTME, prompting some lawmakers, particularly from the South-East Caucus of the House of Representatives, to demand his resignation.
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Oloyede, however, emphasized his leadership remains grounded in competence and integrity, not politics or ethnicity. “I’ve worked with people based on their competence, not their ethnicity… the idea that this is a conspiracy is baseless,” he stated.
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He announced that a mop-up exam will be organized for the 5.6% of candidates who missed the UTME, adding, “It’s not extraordinary. In any academic setting, makeup exams are normal.”
Oloyede addressed the tragic suicide of 19-year-old Opesusi Timilehin over low UTME scores with visible emotion, revealing he had considered stepping down but was advised to stay. “The students will never forgive you—it would appear as though you abandoned them,” he recalled being told.
He added by urging restraint from politicizing education and pledged to uphold transparency and fairness moving forward.
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