Umuahia – Mr Theodore Ojinnaka, the Proprietor of Doreen Institute of Computer Technology, Umuahia, has faulted the distribution of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates to accredited centres in the just concluded 2017 examination.
Ojinnaka spoke on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia while reviewing his experience in the past examination.
He said that the distribution of candidates to centres in Abia for the examination was lopsided.
Ojinnaka noted that some centres had more candidates and days for the examination than others.
“While some centres got four or five days for the examination, others had fewer candidates and days for the examination.
“I invested more than N16 million in the centre, fully equipped for the examination, yet I got only one-and-a-half days.
“I am also going to be paid about N450, 000 by JAMB, so you can see that I have not made any gain.
“I am, therefore, calling on JAMB to ensure that in the future, candidates are evenly distributed to all the accredited centres,” he said.
Ojinnaka, however, lauded JAMB for the smooth conduct of the examination, urging it to sustain the process.
“There was a great improvement on the conduct of the examination; the way it was organised made any malpractice difficult.
“JAMB performed creditably well and made it impossible for candidates to cheat and the examination was foolproof,’’ he said.