The Corruption of the Incorruptible JAMB Registrar Prof. Oloyede
By Colonel Ajayi/
I am so sad and unhappy as a senior Nigerian citizen that JAMB a non profit Tertiary Institution Admission Body could extort so much money from poor fellow Nigerians desirous to get their children and wards into our poorly funded Universities. To me it is nothing but the greatest national rip off of the highest order. Less than 30 percent of the candidates will eventually gain admission into the Universities in the year. I would have been the first to praise the erudite honest and thoughtful Professor Oloyede if JAMB could charge less than 50 percent of the present charges and limit the numbers of applicants relative to available vacancies. 
Education in a developing country like ours should be almost free and compulsory. My Elderly Prof who I am sure enjoyed free Education during his time should consider the following.
1. Reduce the cost of the Exam fees by 50 percent and make less profit.
2. Forms should be sold relative to availability of vacancies in Universities.
3. JAMB should be run strictly as a welfare service for our children and grand children.
4. The validity of the Exam should be extended to not less than two years.
5. There should be no special cut off points for states instead remedial courses where pupils would properly groomed should be conducted for all so called Educationally disadvantage States to meet admission standard or the Benchmark.
6. Reduce the number of prospective candidates which presently look too weildy to manageable size.
7. Never allow armed security men to provide internal security or supervision of the Exam. This gives impression of militarized Exam and could negatively affect the pyche of these Children. Armed Security Operatives could however provide external perimeter security.
I am sorry sir Prof I refuse to join others to congratulate you on this unprecedented feat. After all your honesty and integrity has never been in doubt. I know these problems were not created by you. We should be very reluctant in over monetizing things that affect these little children hence we stand the risk of making them too material conscious at the youthful age. Asalam Aleikum sir.
Col Ajayi, is a concerned Nigerian, a father and grandfather
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