Mr. Romanus Ejikeme, the father of Mmesoma, has issued an unreserved apology to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Nigerian public.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the video footage by NTA showcased Romanus revealing that his daughter initially deceived him regarding her actions.
Recall that Innoson Vehicles, the company which offered a N3 million scholarship to Mmesoma Ejikeme, has revoked the scholarship. Cornel Osigwe, the Head of Corporate Communications & Affairs of Innoson Group, made the announcement in a statement.
Earlier in the day, it was unveiled in a report by an inquiry panel commissioned by the Anambra State Government that Mmesoma confessed to forging her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result.
The panel’s findings exposed Mmesoma, a student at Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, for claiming to have achieved a record-breaking score of 362, a number later revealed by JAMB to be falsified.
According to the panel, Mmesoma had submitted a request to JAMB using an alternate registration number, falsely inflating her aggregate score to 362. However, JAMB’s official records confirmed her actual score as 249. Mmesoma confessed to manipulating the results herself using her mobile phone.
The panel’s investigation, which included interviews with Mmesoma, JAMB officials, and the principal of Anglican Girls Secondary School, provided evidence that supported their conclusions
This will serve as a deterrent to other students in the country that there’s no short cuts to glory or fame.
Besides, this is the effect of parading controversial and criminal records in official and public space in all spheres of life. Candidate should be prosecuted in the court of law because she is an adult already. Because the law must take its course, to discourage others in future