The exam body said the report of the Commission of Inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government to look into the saga has vindicated the board, noting that it reinforced the position that its system was not and could not be compromised.
DAILY POST recalls that independent investigation carried out at the behest of the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, had shown Mmesoma forged her 362 score she was parading against the JAMB authentic score, 249.
In a statement issued via its social media handles on Saturday by Fabian Benjamin, the Acting Director, PAP, JAMB, the board said it would not despair in spite of the painful realisation that some Nigerians would do anything to cast aspersions on its good reputation.
JAMB further said it was highly regrettable that some Nigerians, who did not believe in the strength and resourcefulness of their nation’s institutions, would latch on to any opportunity to pull the board down to their level of perfidy.
The statement read: “The report of the Commission of Inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government, an independent and unbiased body, as demanded by some Nigerians to look into the Mmesoma saga, has vindicated the Board. This has further reinforced the position of the Board that its system was not and cannot be compromised.
“It is to be noted that the Board has built a reputation in terms of the conduct of credible examinations over the years and cannot afford to fail the nation at this critical juncture of its development