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  • Anambra Govt Faults JAMB’s Handling of Mmesoma’s Alleged Fake Result

    Anambra Govt Faults JAMB’s Handling of Mmesoma’s Alleged Fake Result

    Anambra State government has distanced itself from claims by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), that the result of Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School (AGSS), Nnewi, is fake.

    The Commissioner for Information, Mr Paul Nwosu, in a press release on Wednesday said investigation was still ongoing on what transpired about the result, when JAMB made a press release condemning the result as fake.

    The commissioner said this was moreso, when it was the student and her school that came to the commissioner to report that she got 362, while JAMB was recognizing someone who scored 360 as the highest scorer.

    Nwosu said the Anambra State commissioner for education called JAMB to intervene in the matter, but the board involved Department of States Services (DSS) to investigate the result. He said even before investigation started, JAMB made a release and disclaimed the student’s result.

    The commissioner said a full investigation had been launched. He said the members of the committee investigating the result on behalf of Anambra govt include: 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, and Mr. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (MD, Anambra Information Communication Technology Agency) – member.

    Nwosu’s release read: “Anambra State Government has, for obvious reasons, been following the JAMB/Mmesoma Ejike matter with keen interest.

    “It’s important to note that Miss Mmesoma Ejike went to the office of the Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh with her UTME result to protest that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) didn’t recognise her as the candidate with the highest score.

    “The Commissioner in turn called JAMB to confirm her claim but she was told that Mmesoma’s result was forged.

    “It was at this point that JAMB authorities invited the Directorate of State Services (DSS) to investigate the matter and make its findings known.

    “This was yet to happen when JAMB went public with the matter, thus eliciting the raucous conversations we’ve seen in the media.”

  • COVID-19: NYSC donates hygiene materials to Anambra govt

    COVID-19: NYSC donates hygiene materials to Anambra govt

    The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday pledged to partner with Anambra Government in its efforts to minimise the spread of Coronavirus disease in the state.

    Mr Kehinde Aremu, Coordinator of NYSC in Anambra, said in this Awka while handing over hand sanitisers and hand wash liquids produced by corps members in the state to Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, Secretary to the State Government.

    Aremu said the items donated would help residents of the state to observe effective hand wash and use of sanitisers as recommended by health experts and government as measures of staying safe.

    He said the scheme would also donate about 1,500 units of face mask being produced by the corps members at NYSC garment factory at Mgbakwu, Awka North Council to the state government in the next three days.

    The coordinator noted that NYSC was in the frontline of spreading awareness on COVID-19 at the early stage in the state but had to withdraw due to physical distancing rules.

    He, however, said that with the stay-at-home order, corps members would continue to help the government in its containment and proactive efforts.

    “We came here to make presentation of important hygiene materials produced by corps members under the skills acquisition programme.

    “The corps members had made commitment that whatever the problem of the state government would be was their problem and that was in reaction to the warm welcome they received when they came here.

    “We have a garment factory in Mgbakwu which is capable of producing hundreds of face mask within a short time but after this COVID-19, we will be making all forms of garment, including NYSC uniforms.

    “I have well trained corps members and machines and if the state government places an order, we can give them millions provided there are materials,” he said.

    Receiving the items, Chukwulobelu thanked the NYSC for the gesture saying the corps members had justified the skills trainings they got while in camp.

    He also commended the scheme for making its Permanent Orientation Camp available to the government for an Isolation Centres.

    Daybreak reports that the hand sanitisers and hand wash liquids were packaged in small pet bottles in cantons and different sizes of gallons.

    Earlier, the state chapter of Ohanaeze presented a cheque of N200,000 to the state government as part of their support.

    Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, chairman of the socio-cultural organisation in Anambra, also said their 18 seater bus had been volunteered for movement of persons and materials to any part of the state whenever the government required it.

    He expressed regret the killing of a youth in the state by asecurity agency enforcing the lockdown and called on them to be civil with the people as nobody was happy with the social and economic situation of the country under the COVID-19 circumstance.