The Senate yesterday declared as illegal, the post- University Matriculation Examination (UME) conducted by the universities.
Consequently, the senators resolved to beam its search lights on universities that indulge in the exam.
To give the resolution bite, it mandated its Committee on Education “to undertake a comprehensive investigation into the activities of universities indulging in such illegality and the causes for the failure of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to conduct examinations sufficiently credible for acceptance by universities” and submits its reports within the next four weeks.
This development was sequel to a motion titled,” Illegal subjection of candidates to examination by universities after the test by the JAMB? sponsored by Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and 35 others.
According to Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri (PDP) he noted that since JAMB is alive to its responsibilities as provided by the law, there should be no reason whatsoever to subject candidates to another round of illegal test of grave cost and its other attendant consequences.