An Igbo socio-cultural group, Nzuko Umunna, has voiced strong concern over the recently acknowledged technical malfunction that affected the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in the South-East and Lagos State.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had confirmed a system glitch disrupted the examination process in the affected regions. As a result, impacted candidates began retaking the UTME on Friday.
In a statement issued by Nzuko Umunna and signed by its President, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, and Executive Secretary, Dr. Uju Agomoh, the group warned that such irregularities must not be allowed to recur.
Describing the development as deeply troubling, the group emphasized that stakeholders from academia and other sectors have been actively engaging to ensure the integrity of national examinations is preserved.
“The situation with JAMB in the South-East is alarming and cannot be overlooked,” the statement read. “Many of us within academic and professional circles are working behind the scenes to ensure that this so-called ‘glitch’—which eerily resembles familiar excuses used to compromise public processes—is not used as a tool to jeopardize the future of our young people.”
Nzuko Umunna further cautioned that failing to address this issue could set a dangerous precedent.
“If left unchecked, similar anomalies could surface in other critical national assessments such as WAEC and NECO,” the group added.
