A good number of things don鈥檛 add up in Nigeria. Social systems don鈥檛 work and maintenance of physical structures is a myth, but we at least thought we had gotten somewhere with the ease of carrying out transactions over the internet. More than 1.85 million students to write the UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exams) 聽in 2016, but the process remains crude.
This clip from a concerned Twitter user tells its own story
The struggle to buy JAMB form in Maiduguri the Borno state capital.
This short clip is telling a lot of story.
However you view it.
— Yadomah Bukar Mandara (@Yadomah)
The people of Borno are still recovering from the horrors of the Boko Haram sect. Why should they go through any of this?
It really doesn鈥檛 make sense that the Ministry of Education and JAMB(Joint Administration and Matriculation Board) don鈥檛 give top priority to students from the conflict-affected states in the North. For one, these kids have been forced to abandon their studies for years, surely the least we can do for them is make the learning process easier for them?
The process of applying for and getting the JAMB form needs to be a lot easier for students nationwide.
Jamb that one should buy from the comfort of his bed and apply there. Almost 3 decades after others simplified registrations online
— Sir Ruffy (@Sir_Ruffy)
Is this really how JAMB officers do this thing? Turn form into petrol?
The JAMB officials are the cause. By next week they convert it to black market sale with the guise that it is out of stock. God help us
— Mathias Idi Ahmed (@Abimaty)
The crudeness of the whole process is just galling.
It's so unfortunate that this is happening in the 21st century Nigeria
— BaShiR (@bsh4z)
So it’s not only Borno? Exactly how many students are fighting to buy form like this?
I saw the same in Ilorin this afternoon. Can anyone explain why Jamb form is the new PMS?
— oyewole Temitope (@TemiOyewole)
We’ve forgotten who the Minister for Education is (Do we have one?). But the person should kindly wake up from his or her slumber sometime this year.
