The House of Representatives on Wednesday waded into the alleged forgery of the unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) result by Ejikeme Mmesoma.
The Informant247 gathered that the resolution was reached following a motion moved by Awaji-Inombek Abiante on the floor of the House.
It could be recalled that Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra State and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have been having a back and forth on a result, where Mmesoma claimed to have scored 362.
However, JAMB disputed the claim, stating that she scored 249, and accused her of forgery.
Abiante said in his lead debate, “The person in question does not have the opportunity to sit here with us to be heard. She may not also have the opportunity to convoke press conferences like JAMB is trying to do.”
Speaking on the motion, Idu Igaruwe, a member from Ebonyi State, faulted JAMB on how it handled the case, particularly the case of forgery.
“JAMB has alleged a very serious criminal offence of forgery. Forgery is a felony. And then JAMB at the same time is also investigating this allegation of forgery when there is supposed to be a presumption of innocence. Something is definitely wrong with that process,” he said.
Following the debate on the motion, the House resolved that JAMB should suspend taking any action until investigation is concluded, while also resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the matter.