Credit: Cornel Osigwe /Twitter
The Innoson Group is querrying the conclusion of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) that a student, Mmesoma Ejikeme, faked her UTME result.
The Head of Corporate Communications at Innoson Group, Cornel Osigwe, in a tweet said the girl was incapable of faking her result.
Recall that Mmesoma Ejikeme was celebrated for scoring 362 in 2023 UTME, and was subsequently awarded a N3 million scholarship by Innoson Group.
JAMB, in a statement over the weekend, discredited Ejikeme’s claim, stating that she actually scored 249, and not 362.
Osigwe has now taken to his Twitter handle to challenge JAMB’s claims. He said he had met the girl in question and was convinced she could not have manipulated her result.
According to Osigwe, Mmesoma Ejikeme does not have the know-how to manipulate her result. He also said the student’s school affirmed her academic prowess.
Tweeting with @cornelosigwe, he said, “The girl I met doesn’t have the brain and capacity to manipulate her result. There is more to this story. A proper investigation needs to be done. Abeg let the poor breathe.
“That girl was one of the most brilliant in her school, according to the Principal, her parents couldn’t even afford to pay for her WAEC and NECO Exams. Of what advantage will it offer her to manipulate her JAMB score? Let the poor breathe pls.”
