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Ohanaeze Rejects JAMB’s 2025 UTME Resit, Demands 300 Scores for South-East Candidates

Igbo Youth Group Calls Resit Plan “Mental Torture”

Ohanaeze Demands 300 UTME Score for South-East Candidates, Rejects Resit as Mental Torture — Ohanaeze reacts as JAMB registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede admits errors in 2025 UTME exercise. Photo credit: JAMB HQ

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has strongly rejected the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) decision to schedule a fresh Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates affected by technical errors in the recently released results.

JAMB Admits to Scoring Errors

JAMB registrar Professor Ishaq Oloyede acknowledged on May 14 that processing errors led to mass failures in this year’s UTME, particularly affecting candidates from the five South-East states and Lagos State. While JAMB proposed a retake as solution, the Igbo youth organization described the plan as “totally unacceptable.”

Ohanaeze’s Demands

In a statement, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide president Mazi Okwu Nnabuike demanded:

Automatic 300 scores for all affected South-East candidates
No resit examination
Compensation for mental distress caused

Ohanaeze demands compensation for UTME candidates — Ohanaeze insists resit would constitute mental torture for affected candidates. Photo credit: JAMB HQ

“We want to state unequivocally that our people will not accept any fresh examination, having already been subjected to mental torture by JAMB.”

“The candidates are not in the right frame of mind to undergo another examination, having been faced with mental torture ever since the fake results were announced.”

– Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide

Threat of Legal Action

The group warned it would take legal action against JAMB if their demands aren’t met, citing:

Financial burden on parents for additional exam costs
Security risks of traveling to exam centers
Psychological impact on already traumatized students

Tragic Consequences of UTME Errors

The controversy follows the tragic death of 19-year-old Faith Opesusi, who took her own life after receiving a surprisingly low score of 146 in the 2025 UTME, despite performing well in previous years. Her father revealed she had dreamed of studying Microbiology.

JAMB has scheduled the resit examination to begin May 16, 2025, for approximately 380,000 affected candidates.

Source: Legit.ng

Ohanaeze Demands 300 UTME Score for South-East Candidates, Rejects Resit as Mental Torture