Gov Soludo to probe ‘fake’ JAMB result of Anambra student, sets up panel

The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo has ordered a probe into the controversy trailing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME result of Ejikeme Mmeoma, a pupil from the state who sat for the just concluded JAMB examination.

Freshreporters media had earlier report that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), released a statement saying it will be prosecuting the Anambra Ms Ejikeme for falsification of result.

According to the JAMB board, Ejikeme scored 249 in the examination as against the 362 she is parading.  The founder of Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwum, had also awarded her a N3 million scholarship for her “exploit”.  The Anambra state government was also planning to honour her for allegedly emerging as the top scorer.

While the prosecution saga tarries, the anambra state Governor in a statement released on the 3rd of July, 2023 the Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, said the State government had instituted a panel of inquiry to probe the controversy.

The statement reads,

“A panel of inquiry has been set up to work with security agents to investigate the allegation of falsification of result levelled against Mmesoma Ejikeme, who had earlier been showcased in the social media as having scored the highest.”

The Anambra State commissioner also described the controversy on the girl’s result as embarrassing, “especially coming at a time Governor Chukwuma Soludo is repositioning the education sector in Anambra State.”

She however hailed Nkechinyere Umeh who was declared by JAMB as the highest scorer nationwide with a cumulative mark of 360 in the 2023 UTME.