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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole (SAN), has applauded the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Ishaq Oloyede, for his transparent and accountable leadership in addressing issues surrounding the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results.
In a letter dated May 15, 2025, and shared on Facebook, Professor Egbewole praised the Board’s approach in managing the controversies that followed the release of the UTME results.
PUNCHONLINE reported that Oloyede, in a press conference on Wednesday, admitted that the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was marred with errors.
Addressing particularly the public admission of errors that affected over 300,000 candidates, the letter read, “As a University, we want to put on record the fact that the Board approached the issues that arose on the result with truthfulness and nothing was hidden from the public,” the Vice Chancellor wrote.
He lauded the JAMB registrar’s commitment to ethical leadership, noting that the handling of the situation demonstrated “courage, honesty of purpose, integrity, strength of character,” and served as a model for the younger generation.
The Vice Chancellor particularly commended the Board’s rare decision to accept full responsibility for the errors, despite the fault originating from a service provider.
According to him, such openness and integrity are “uncommon phenomena in Nigeria.”
Professor Egbewole, who also identified the JAMB Registrar as a distinguished alumnus of UNILORIN, extended the institution’s pride in his exemplary leadership and described him as a “worthy ambassador” of the university.
“We pray that God will continue to lead you and grant you the grace to be of more invaluable service to our country,” he added.
The 2025 UTME, which had faced criticism following technical issues that led to the disruption of thousands of candidates’ results, prompted swift intervention and a public apology from JAMB, along with steps to address the affected candidates
