Anger, frustration as JAMB’s last-minute changes leave candidates missing exam in Imo
A parent of one of the candidates, who gave his name as Mr Nwachukwu, narrated that JAMB sent a slip to his son on Thursday, 15th May, 2025, indicating that the examination would hold on Friday, 16th May, 2025, at 6:30AM and that he had been posted to a centre at the Federal University of Technology Owerri.
Nwachukwu, who felt embarrassed by such short notice, said he made a special arrangement for a vehicle that would convey his son to FUTO in order to meet up with time.
According to him, his son called at about 8:35AM to inform him that he had just learnt the examination centre had been moved to Alvan Ikoku University of Education, Owerri.
On getting to the new centre, the irate parent said his son was told the 6:30AM test was over.
“We left the house at 5:00AM in order to catch up with the exam at FUTO. The driver insisted I would pay ₦10,000 because of the takeoff time.
“We arrived at FUTO at 6:11AM, dropped my son and left. At 8:35AM, my son called to inform me that they just realised the exam had been moved to Alvan Ikoku University of Education.
“My son and his colleagues raced to Alvan Ikoku University, only to be told the 6:00 AM exam was over.
“It was at this point they noticed JAMB sent a message hours before the commencement of the exam that the venue had been changed to Alvan Ikoku University.