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ABUJA – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that 90 percent of the available spaces for the Optional Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across the country have been filled.
The board said only a few slot is left in some states.
JAMB, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed that the remaining states are Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, and Yobe.
The board noted that the notice aims to advise candidates against desperately selecting examination towns, only to later accuse the board of assigning them to examination towns that are far from their residences, towns, or states.
It emphasised that it does not select examination towns for candidates taking the UTME or the Optional Mock examination.
“JAMB has observed unusual preferences among candidates regarding their choice of examination towns, likely in an effort to participate in the optional mock examination.
“…While candidates have the right to choose their preferred examination town, JAMB urges them to consider the implications of their choices.
“Some candidates may select towns that are quite distant, potentially outside their home state. The board should not be held responsible for such decisions.
Innocent Oweh, holds Higher National Diploma(HND) in Mass Communication from Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State. He has been a practicing journalist for almost two decades, transending various beats like Education,Labour, Information,SGF and currently the Presidency. A committed staff of Independent Newspapers Limited(INL) since 2008, he is married with children.
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