The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has tendered an apology to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies following an earlier incident in which its officials walked out during a meeting.
On October 29, a delegation led by Morouf Bello, a director in the registrar’s office, abruptly left a session convened to scrutinize the board’s budget, review its internally generated revenue (IGR), confirm payments to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), and examine bank statements from 2023 to date.
On Thursday, JAMB submitted all requested documents to the committee during a follow-up sitting at the National Assembly.
Oboku Oforji, chairman of the committee, explained that the investigation was prompted by a House resolution adopted on May 15 concerning urgent public matters, including challenges recorded during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). He added that the House has proposed establishing at least one computer-based test (CBT) centre in each of the country’s 774 local government areas to prevent future examination disruptions.
Oforji noted that the committee will review JAMB’s budget and IGR implementation from 2023 to date, verify remittances to the CRF, and examine bank statements for the same period. He emphasized that the review is not intended as a witch-hunt but underlines the importance of agency cooperation for effective parliamentary oversight.
The committee chair criticized the previous walkout, warning that intimidation or disrespect toward Parliament will not be tolerated. “We will not allow ministries or agencies to intimidate or disrespect the parliament,” he said.
JAMB registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, apologized for the incident, reaffirming his respect for the legislature and assuring that no actions would be taken to undermine its authority. Oloyede confirmed that the board had submitted all the documents requested by the committee.
