JAMB Made ₦400 Million From Change Of Birth Dates In One Year - Ishaq Oloyede Reveals

 

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has said the organisation generated N400 million from change of birth dates by applicants in his first year in office.

Oloyede was appointed JAMB Registrar in July 2016.

The registrar said people were coming to change their dates of birth on JAMB portal in order to meet the requirements to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

The JAMB boss stated this in a presentation he made at the 2021 Batch ‘A’ pre-mobilisation workshop of the NYSC for establishments and other stakeholders in Abuja.

Oloyede stated the modifications within the dates of start on JAMB portal need to be accomplished with the aid of himself handiest, after due diligence might had been completed.

He said: “In my first yr as registrar, we amassed over N400 million from individuals who wanted to change their dates of birth. I become questioning why they desired to alternate their dates of beginning. We aren't looking for owo eje (blood cash) and that became why we positioned strict training.

“If you want to alternate some thing, you must show reasons. That is why alternate of names and birthdays are taking place now because they recognize that it isn't always going to be smooth. We have a look at the number one college certificate. The fine manner to recognize a criminal is that he or she doesn’t have number one faculty certificates.

“If you ask prospective corps contributors, they will tell you that among the reasons given by using JAMB for rejection is NYSC syndrome. When somebody wants to reduce his age and  in our portal, you need to supply reasons for rejection. The phrase we positioned there is ‘NYSC syndrome’. That is, you want to reduce your age with the intention to meet the NYSC.

“Before any trade can be effected on the date of beginning, information relied upon should be verified past reasonable doubt. To prove it, due diligence is followed, carefully examined. Nobody in JAMB approves any exchange of delivery besides me.”

“Anyone to be able to be accredited ought to be escalated to me. I do not delegate it. Nobody can approve a change of delivery besides the registrar, in my view. I am the only one with the password which can approve it. If it's miles accomplished, then I am culpable. Nobody has get entry to besides me.”