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Why JAMB Should Not Be Scrapped
Those calling for JAMB to be scrapped because of a technical glitch that affected some candidates should note that such incidents are not unique to Nigeria.
In the United States, for instance, you must take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) before being admitted to private or public universities.
Please fact-check me: This year's SATs in the United States were affected by a technical glitch, which affected many students. This is in America, arguably the most technologically advanced country on Earth.
Yet, you did not see Americans rushing to social media to de-market and misrepresent their country or float conspiracy theories that the software glitch was targeted at people of a particular ethnicity.
This is Earth, not heaven. Conducting examinations for 1.9 million students simultaneously is a huge logistical operation, and the fact that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has only had one glitch in its 47-year history is to be commended, not condemned.
Take a company like DSTV. It has had system collapses many times, especially and rather famously, when Nigeria played South Africa in last year's AFCON. Yet, rather than boycott Multichoice, Nigerians in their millions still patronise DSTV, including many of those calling for JAMB to be scrapped.
JAMB should not be scrapped. It is a valuable institution that has provided vital services to the nation. It is one of our symbols of unity because it levels everybody by making us all take standardised tests.
Reno Omokri
Gospeller. Deep Thinker. #TableShaker . Ruffler of the Feathers of Obidents. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Hodophile. Hollywood Magazine Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. Business Insider Influencer of the Year 2022. 21st Most Talked About Person in Africa, 2024.
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