Education minister and JAMB’s Oloyede lauded for rare display of transparency

• A civil society group, the Coalition for Nigerias Sustainable Growth, has defended Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa over the recent UTME score glitches
• The group praised JAMBs public admission of result errors as a rare act of transparency, crediting the ministers reforms for creating an atmosphere of honesty
• They urged Nigerians to support Alausas leadership, arguing that such openness is a necessary step toward genuine transformation in the education sector

Dr Alausa was applauded for the mature and honest way in which the JAMB error was handled. Photo: X/drtunjialausaSource: TwitterGroup throws support behind JAMB, Education MinisterJAMB registrar says he is not resining despite mounting calls from the public asking for his head. Photo: FB/Prof Ishaq OloyedeSource: TwitterNo past administration has ever seen JAMB come out to publicly admit such an error. This bold step by Prof. Ishaq Oloyedes leadership is not a weakness, it is a direct product of a new era of accountability inspired by the reform-minded Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, Usman stated.Anyone seeking to undermine the Minister over this must first ask themselves: would JAMB have dared to confess such a lapse under the opaque systems of the past? The answer is no. This is what true reform looks like. Its not always smooth, but its honest and forward-looking.JAMB lists states with most UTME malpractice

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