By Rosemary Ogbonnaya
Following the recent circulation of information on the sale of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and Direct Entry, DE,application documents, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has strongly disowned and described as misleading information, warning prospective candidates to disregard and be mindful of the speculators.
The board refuted the purported commencement of sale of the 2022 UTME, and DE,application documents in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja by the JAMB spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin on Thursday.
Benjamin said for the avoidance of doubt, any information in circulation purporting to have emanated from the Board to the effect that the sale of the 2022 UTME and DE forms has commenced is not only fraudulent but is a calculated attempt by mischief makers to create unnecessary panic among prospective candidates for their own selfish ends.
” Attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been drawn to the activities of unwholesome elements who had been misleading the general public on the purported commencement of the sale of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and Direct Entry,DE,application documents.
“For the avoidance of doubt, any information in circulation purporting to have emanated from the Board to the effect that the sale of the 2022 UTME and DE forms has commenced is not only fraudulent but is a calculated attempt by mischief makers to create unnecessary panic among prospective candidates for their own selfish ends,” he said.
Benjamin, in the statement noted that the commencement of the sale of the Board’s application documents in any given year has never been shrouded in mystery rather it is always a well-publicised undertaking in the print media as well as online and electronic platforms.
“Although, the Board has concluded all arrangements to commence the sale of the 2022 UTME/DE Application Documents in due course but it is yet to fix any date for its commencement.
“The general public is, therefore, by this notice urged to be mindful of speculators who are in the habit of second-guessing the Board’s on certain procedural issues with the aim of defrauding hapless candidates,” he warned.
The Board also informed the general public that they would be sufficiently informed of the commencement of the sale of EPINs once approval has been granted by relevant authorities.
Benjamin said that, the announcement of a suitable date to commence the sale would be accompanied by well-defined information on the procedures for the purchase of the e-pins, creating a profile, and where to go for biometric capturing, among other essential details.
