ASUU War Against Jamb | Cut-Of Mark For All Schools 2017/2018
JAMB cut-off marks : Sad decision for the future – ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has faulted the Federal Government on the 120 Admission cut-off mark for into the nation’s tertiary institutions. The academic staff union was reacting to the JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede’s announcement pegging the cut off mark for admission into University and Polytechnic at 120 and 100 respectively.
He said given these points“30 per cent of those in higher institutions do not take JAMB or have less than the cut-off marks. The admission process is now automated and with direct involvement of JAMB for final approval.
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We have agreed to regularize admissions that were done under the table this year. From next year we are not accept anything like that.” speaking with newsmen in Ibadan,The Chairman ASUU, University of Ibadan, Dr Deji Omole described the new cut-off marks as a sad policy decision that could affect the future of Nigerian.
According to Omole, rather than sanctioning the identified universities who admitted over 17,000 students illegally,the JAMB registrar simply regularized illegality and lowered cut-off marks in favor of private universities and are hell bent on destroying public education.
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While calling for the scrapping of JAMB,mr Omole said students should apply directly to universities of their choice for admission
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Where are those that JAMB registrar said they entered universities illegally? Which universities admitted them? If 30 percent did not take JAMB and found their way into the university system is that not corruption and a message that JAMB is not significant any more?
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What sanction did those who did the illegal thing receive other than the regularization of illegality.We are watching because long before now we have said that JAMB outlived its usefulness. Let the universities set their unique standards and those who are qualified can be admitted.
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“Even in those days 40 percent was graded as fail. But now JAMB said with F9, which is scoring 30 percent, you can be admitted. They deliberately want to destroy education. Even for polytechnic 100 as cut off marks that is 25 percent. It is sad. where we are in Nigeria. They want to destroy public education at all cost.
This is not setting standard for education in Nigeria. It is purely lowering standards and digging the grave for the future. This is why ASUU is currently on the struggle to influence the government to do the needful for education he said.