A lecturer at the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Mr Ugoji Nwabueze, has criticized senate’s approval of three years validity for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results.
He claimed that it will make Nigerian students very lazy.
The senate recently passed into law, the JAMB Amendment Bill, 2016, seeking extension from one to three academic years, the validity of any admission offered by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to any candidate.
Nwabueze said “It will create academic laziness and prevent students from working hard It will bring serious confusion in the system. It is counterproductive and should be discouraged at all cost,” he said
He said that UTME propelled candidates to work hard and set goals for themselves. Nwabueze, also the National President of University of Calabar Alumni Association, said that lack of due process in university admissions over time led to confusion in the system.
According to him, the three years validity period will not give students the opportunity to set benchmark for academic excellence. “The law is very clear on the process of admission but the confusion is as a result of poor policy implementation,” he said.
