Political activist Aisha Yesufu has joined the ongoing debate over the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), demanding the dismissal of the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa.
JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, emotionally admitted that technical glitches during the 2025 UTME contributed to widespread failures, particularly in five Southeast states and Lagos.
Reacting to Oloyede’s statement, Yesufu took to her X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, demanding that the Minister of Education, under JAMB’s supervision, be removed from office.
“If Nigeria had a President, the Minister of Education would have been sacked immediately. That man came to say it was the measures they put in place to stop cheating that led to the mass failure,” she wrote.
“Wait a minute, or is it that something was put in place to fail students massively?”
Yesufu’s comments came amid mounting concerns over the high failure rate recorded in the 2025 UTME.
Although Prof. Oloyede linked the poor performance to newly introduced anti-malpractice measures, education stakeholders have pointed to deeper systemic problems.
Reports indicate that technical issues—from computer malfunctions to power outages—disrupted the examination process at several centres.
Other contributing factors include a shortage of qualified teachers, outdated curricula, and economic hardships that hinder students’ preparation.
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