[JAMB ADMISSION]: JAMB orders ABU to give girl medicine

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ordered Ahmadu Bello College (ABU) to confess a feminine candidate from Niger State, Thomas Goodness Shekwobyalo to review drugs as an alternative of the Anatomy she was supplied.

It additionally clarified that Shekwobyalo was not discriminated towards by ABU on the premise of faith.

She will both settle for or reject the supply.

JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede gave the directive in Bwari, Abuja, at a evaluate assembly with the consultant of the Commissioner for Training in Niger State, Bellu Attahiru, ABU’s Admission Officer Haruna Ali Mohammed, representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and officers of the company.

Though the lady and her mother and father had been invited, they didn’t present up after reassurance that they may come.

Miss Shekwobyalo had alleged that she was denied admission for drugs as a result of she is a Christian.

She additionally claimed that she scored 302 to return tops in Niger State however non secular issue was used towards him.

On the evaluate session the place all of the details had been laid on the desk, it was found that the lady dedicated a blunder by altering her course desire from Medication to Anatomy.
She allegedly modified her course to Anatomy following a name/advisory she obtained from ABU.

Miss Shekwobyalo couldn’t, nonetheless, current any proof to JAMB or determine who suggested her to alter the course.

It was additionally realised that by common rating, she was not the most effective from the state regardless of her 302 rating in Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The breakdown of the three finest candidates from Niger is as follows: Isah Mujahid (UTME, 296; Submit-UTME, 303; and Common Rating, 299); Hassan Ruqayyat Ndaisa (UTME, 275; Submit-UTME, 309; and Common Rating, 292) and Thomas Goodness Shekwobyalo (UTME, 302; Submit-UTME, 274; and Common Rating, 288).

However JAMB found that ABU determined to peg its advantage checklist at two candidates per state leaving out Shekwobyalo from these shortlisted for drugs.

However, the JAMB Registrar, Oloyede mentioned it was flawed for ABU to restrict its Advantage Record to 2 per state

The JAMB boss mentioned: “Opposite to insinuations, this assembly has proven that Shekwobyalo was not discriminated towards on non secular or ethnic foundation.
“The proof earlier than us is that the candidate modified her course from Medication to Anatomy.

“We are able to see that clearly within the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS). She did that on her personal and he or she was subsequently not in consideration for drugs in any respect.

“If she had not modified her course, she would have been quantity 36 (of 80) on the advantage checklist of ABU for drugs.

“After she modified, she grew to become primary in Anatomy and he or she was supplied admission for that course. After we requested her why she modified, she mentioned somebody in ABU known as her on cellphone to alter her course. We requested her for proof, there was none. ABU mentioned they by no means suggested her to take action.

“We found that ABU did one thing flawed. They had been distributing advantage on state foundation. They determined to supply Medication to 2 candidates per state.

“One of many achievements of this assembly is the best way to legitimize her admission into Medication( MBBS).

“We now have determined to reverse her Anatomy admission. ABU ought to put her on discover that she has been supplied to learn Medication. It’s left to her to simply accept or reject.

“JAMB exists to make sure equity and justice to all. I’ve addressed many comparable circumstances in about seven universities with out sensationalism on the premise of faith or tribalism.”

Oloyede additionally mentioned JAMB was ready to supply her a contemporary window to alter to any college if she is uncomfortable with ABU.

He, nonetheless, added a caveat that each one regular processes should be adopted.

Oloyede mentioned: “If they need her to be in one other College, we are able to facilitate her motion “Having created that type of controversy and sensation, she could not be comfy learning in ABU.

“However for her to alter college, the suitable processes should be adopted. No Nigerian college can admit her with out the suitable processes as a result of she already has an admission in ABU.”

The Director of Faculties and Instructional Companies, Mr. Bellu Attahiru, who represented the Commissioner for Training, mentioned: “All of the doubts I had have been cleared. They simply needed to sensationalize the difficulty. If her (the candidate) and her mother and father had been right here, they might have been proven the proof of what occurred.

“It’s apparent she was not discriminated alongside primarily based on faith. I’ll let the Niger State Authorities know the details as laid down in the present day. We thank JAMB for reversing her admission from Anatomy to medication

ABU’s Admission Officer Haruna Ali instantly effected Shekwobyalo’s course to Medication.