Prospective candidates for the upcoming Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and
Matriculation Board (JAMB), have described ongoing registration process
as very slow, cumbersome, expensive and stressful.
Some of the candidates who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Kaduna and Kano, called on JAMB to extend the period for the registration.
They also urged JAMB to revert to the former registration process, which according to them is more easier and friendly.
One of the candidates, Emmanuel Augustine, who spoke at the JAMB
office in Kaduna, said that he is yet to complete the registration one
week after he began.
“You would first open a personal profile in JAMB websites using an
active personal e-mail address, proceed to the bank, pay for the form,
get a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and then proceed to the CBT
centre, pay for registration fee and be captured.
“But I tell you, it is not as easy as it sounds, because it takes days for one to get his PIN.
“In Jaiz Bank for example, where I paid for the form, it took five days before I got my PIN and I was going there every day.
“You can imagine the expenses, and I am still struggling to get registered.
“You can see the crowd; I was here since 6am, but I am not still sure if I will get registered today,” Augustine said.
Another candidate, Victor Jacob, said it took him two weeks, from the
day of the commencement of the registration till March 31 to get
registered.
“Event at that, I am asked to return on Monday for thump print.
“Before coming to JAMB office, I was going to Dembo International
School, but the crowd is huge, I spent days without making progress.
“From there, I went to another centre in Kakuri and the story was the same.
“We are suffering, and we spend huge amount of money on transport and
feeding everyday for the past two weeks for a registeration that is not
supposed to take more than 30 minutes using the old system,” he said.
Similarly, Adamu Alhassan, said he paid for the JAMB form at Zenith
Bank in Zaria, last week Monday, but could not get his PIN, as such was
unable to proceed with the registration processes.
“Could you believe that I have been going back to the bank everyday
only for the officials to tell me today that I have to come to JAMB
office to get my PIN and I have been here since 9:30 but no one attended
to me,” Alhassan said.
However, one of the registration officers at Dambo International
School, Micah Gagara blamed the slow pace of the registration on network
failure and applicants disregard to strict guidelines.
When contacted, JAMB Coordinator in Kaduna State, Mr Emmanuel Aduku
declined comment, saying he had to seek clearance from JAMB Headquarters
in Abuja.
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In Kano, prospective candidates are also facing similar problems, with CBT centres unable to register candidates due to persistent network failure.One of the candidates, Sani Umar said he had been going to Rainbow Tech CBT Centre at Rijiyar Zaki along BUK road for over four days without getting registered.
“For the past four days I have been going to the centre but up to this time I am speaking with you I have not completed the registration,” he said.
Another female candidate, Aisha Musa said poor network in most of the registration centres had discouraged many candidates, who kept coming without being registered.
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