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“Why Mmesoma must be prosecuted,” JAMB insists
The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB), has insisted that Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme who forged her 2023 UTME result and gave herself 362 marks instead of the 246 she scored, will be prosecuted because she consciously planned and executed the criminal act which was capable of destroying the integrity of the Board as well as plunge the nation into sectional crisis.
Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Head of Protocol and Public Relations of JAMB, reiterated this in an interview with Nationwide Reports on Saturday.
The JAMB’s spokesman also took a swipe at the former Minister for Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili for doubting the Board’s findings on the matter but rather demanding for forensic investigation.
Nationwide Reports wanted to know what next JAMB plans to do, in view of the confessions of Mmesoma as contained in the report by the panel set up by Anambra state government.
The report submitted to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Friday as made public by the state commissioner for Information, indicted Mmesona for manipulation and forging her result, commended JAMB for professionally handling the matter and recommended that the student immediately apologise to JAMB for her actions.
But reacting, Dr. Benjamin told Nationwide Reports that the Board was not expecting anything different from the outcome of the Anambra State Government’s probe because it had no reason to doubt its foolproof facilities and apps which he said have proved to be top notch.
Describing Mmesoma as a ‘first class criminal,’ the JAMB spokesman said she deserves the highest level of condemnation by all well-meaning Nigerians as well as prosecution with maximum punishment to serve as deterrent to others.
He said that Mmesoma’s actions were deliberately planned and executed with sinister motives.
“Her appearance at the panel set up by the Anambra State Government shows she has criminal intents. Her pretences of remorse was an afterthought and a decoy to deceive the public.
“Of course she had no choice because it was clear to her that there was no hiding place as she was overwhelmed by the evidences against her.
“Every criminal will certainly feign remorsefulness as a last resort. We intend to bring the full wrath of the law to bear on her so that other young people in the country would know that there are consequences for crime.
“Therefore, apart from the three-year ban from our exams, we intend to arrest and prosecute her.
“What she did was a deliberate plan to pull down JAMB and damage its integrity that has been established through the best quality service epitomised by the Registrar and management.
“Secondly, her action was capable of causing sectional crisis with unguarded utterances of some people who took the line of ethnic and religious sentiments on the matter,” Fabian said and called out specifically, the former Education Minister.
“The reactions of many otherwise respectable people on the matter were quite unbelievable as they were capable of igniting sectional tension.
“For example, Oby Ezekwesili was a disappointment here. As a former Education Minister, one expected her to know more about issues like examinations. For a former education Minister to doubt JAMB’s position as well as called for forensic investigation, in spite of our public presentations, was quite unexpected of someone of her public standing. Was she saying that as an examination regulatory body JAMB has no powers to carry out investigations and impose sanctions? How can a former Education Minister doubt the credibility of the Board’s verdict in a matter like that? It was a disappointment she opted to play to the gallery,” he stated.
The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the Federal High Court judgement that removed its leadership.
The opposition party also disclosed that it had filed an application seeking a stay of execution of the judgement pending the hearing and determination of its appeal.
The party made this known in a statement on Friday, November 6, adding that it had formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the legal steps taken,
The appeal is against the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 5, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1619/2025, involving Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe and the ADC.
The party urged INEC to refrain from taking any further action on the matter until the Court of Appeal has considered the case.
It argued that the application for a stay of execution was yet to be decided and that the electoral commission should not take any step that could affect the outcome of the appeal.
According to the ADC, it expects INEC to respect the ongoing legal process and allow the appellate court to hear the matter before making any decision connected to the judgement.
The statement partly read, “The ADC is exercising its lawful right to appeal. The judgement is now being challenged before a higher court, and the legal process must be allowed to run its course.
“We expect INEC to uphold the law and take full account of the pending proceedings before making any consequential decisions.”
The party also urged its members and supporters to remain calm, insisting that the court judgement would not stop its political activities.
It said its campaigns would continue while it explored all available legal options to defend its position.
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark, declaring the caretaker committee that oversaw the party’s affairs illegal and invalidating all decisions taken by the committee.
The judgment, delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, also affects the presidential primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s flag bearer for the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, whose name had earlier been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s presidential candidate, had already selected former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
The ruling followed a suit instituted by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the ADC, who challenged the process through which the David Mark-led leadership assumed control of the party.
Gombe argued that following the resignation of the party’s former National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, he was constitutionally entitled to take over the leadership.
He consequently asked the court to invalidate all actions undertaken by the Mark-led leadership and restrain Senator Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from presenting themselves as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.
The plaintiff maintained that their emergence violated the ADC constitution and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act.
In suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, the ADC, INEC, Senator David Mark, Aregbesola and Chief Ralph Nwosu were listed as defendants.
Justice Lifu upheld Gombe’s claims and granted the reliefs sought, effectively invalidating the authority of the caretaker committee and decisions taken under its leadership.
The verdict is expected to trigger fresh political uncertainty within the ADC, particularly over Atiku’s presidential ambition and the party’s preparations for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
However, the party has vowed to challenge the judgment at the appellate court.
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