The South-East Caucus of the 10th House of Representatives has called for the immediate resignation of Prof. Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board following widespread technical failures in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
In a strongly-worded statement signed by caucus leader Hon. Igariwey Iduma Enwo, the lawmakers described the examination’s conduct as a “national shame” and demanded its cancellation and rescheduling nationwide.
“The registrar of JAMB is said to be a good man, but then, leadership must carry consequences. We call on the Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, to do the needful by resigning his appointment to pave the way for a thorough examination and remediation of the root causes of this national shame,” the statement read.
The caucus highlighted that technical glitches affected over 150 examination centers, with all five South-East states reportedly experiencing what JAMB described as “score distortions.” They argued these failures had severely damaged public confidence in the examination body.
JAMB had previously acknowledged the problems during a May 14 press conference where an emotional Prof. Oloyede stated: “It is our culture to admit errors because we know that in spite of the best of our efforts, we are human; we are not perfect.”
The board subsequently announced that 379,997 candidates would retake the examination, admitting that 157 of 887 centers experienced technical issues leading to abnormally low scores and irregularities in exam questions and answers.
However, the lawmakers dismissed these measures as insufficient. “This is clearly a disastrous and catastrophic institutional failure,” the caucus stated, warning that the flawed UTME had denied thousands of South-East students “equal and adequate educational opportunities.”
The caucus further demanded the immediate suspension of JAMB officials responsible for digital operations and exam logistics, insisting that mere apologies and retakes could not compensate for the systemic failure.