The Anambra State Government panel of inquiry set up to investigate Mmesoma Ejikeme’s UTME result controversy has confirmed that she manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result.
The panel in its report stated that she actually scored 249 as against the 362 she claimed.
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The report signed by the Commissioner for Information Anambra State, Sir Paul Nwosu reads “The Committee of Inquiry set up by the Government of Anambra State to thoroughly investigate the JAMB/Mmesoma’s matter has submitted its report.
The panel recommended that Mmesoma immediately tender an unreserved written apology to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, the school (Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi), and the state government and should undergo psychological counselling and therapy.
The eight-member panel had been set up by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday set up a Committee of Inquiry to thoroughly investigate the JAMB/Mmesoma matter.
Investogist on Wednesday reported that the panel comprised of the following;
- Prof. Nkemdili Nnonyelu (Chairman)
- Prof. Mercy Okonkwo – member
- Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh – member
- Prof. Maduabuchi Dukor – member
- Prof. Jaja Nwanegbo – member
- Rev. Sr. Prof. Mary-Felicia Opara – member
- Rev. Cannon Dr. Uchenna Umeifekwem – member
- Mr. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (MD, Anambra Information Communication Technology Agency) – member
The panel in a statement made available to Journalists in Abuja stated that Mmesoma Ejike admitted to the panel that she forged her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results.
The report by the panel showed date, time and other details of how the teenager checked her result and the responses she received from the examination body, and how she later manipulated and printed the result.
Daily Post reported that part of the report read: “The Committee invited Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, the Principal of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, and officials of JAMB for an interactive session with the Committee.
“JAMB officials led by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Head Public Affairs presented the detailed processes and procedures involved in JAMB admissions, the policy changes that have occurred in the release of UTME scores since 2021 and what specifically transpired between the candidate – Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma with registration number: 20230639047FF in her quest to obtain her JAMB score.
“JAMB revealed the different times that Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma made several requests to JAMB portal asking for her results at different hours, and each of these times (four in number), she received in her phone, same results from JAMB indicating candidate’s UTME Results to wit: Eng: 64, Phy:54, Bio: 74, Che: 57 with a total aggregate score of 249.
“JAMB disclosed that the candidate was well informed of her correct score from JAMB. Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma had sent a request to JAMB with a different registration number showing a UTME result of aggregate score of 362, with Eng: 98, Phy: 89, Bio: 94, and Che: 81.
“The results she sent differed substantially from the standard JAMB format where she got an appropriate rebuttal stating her real score of 249.
“Besides, a number of red-flags were also highlighted by JAMB officials showing a different date of birth, different Registration Number, Notification of results template that has been discarded since 2021, amongst others.
“It was also evident that even the centre name “Nkemefuna Foundation (Thomas Chidoka Centre for Human Development as it was known before now) used for the examination was also manipulated where the candidate used the old name of the centre (Thomas Chidoka Centre for Human Development) in her own manipulated result sheet.
“In Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s submission, she owned up in the presence of her principal, and the Education Secretary that the narration by the JAMB officials was a true and correct description of what transpired.
“She also admitted to have given a manipulated result by herself unaided, using the same phone Airtel Number. According to her, she proceeded to the cybercafe (Prisca Global Computers, Uruagu, Nnewi) where she printed the results she had manipulated.
“The Committee tried to find out the motive behind her action, but Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma said NOTHING. In their own submissions, the Principal Anglican Girls’ Secondary school, Uruagu Nnewi, and the Education Secretary – Diocese of Nnewi (Anglican Communion) expressed shock at what transpired where in their presence, Mmesoma admitted to have manipulated her UTME results, deceiving the school, her immediate family and the State Government.”
Extract of the report addressed to the Governor of Anambra State accompanying the report: Credit – barristerng.com
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