The Obidient Movement has called for the immediate resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede.
The movement cited Oloyede’s gross incompetence and lack of capacity to handle the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results.
In a strongly worded statement issued on Wednesday, the movement expressed outrage over what it described as a “systemic failure” that affected at least 379,997 candidates, predominantly from the South-East region and Lagos State.
“It is disheartening that Prof Ishaq Oloyede has once again found himself at the centre of a controversy marked by glaring incompetence and poorly managed examination logistics,” the statement read.
While acknowledging that technical challenges can occasionally occur in large-scale national assessments, the group claimed the current situation was indicative of “institutional ineptitude,” compounded by a “sluggish and unimpressive response” from JAMB.
Additionally, concerns were raised about JAMB’s plan to notify candidates via bulk SMS, a method the group noted has a delivery success rate of only 50–60 per cent. “What then becomes the fate of candidates who, through no fault of theirs, never receive such notifications?” the movement asked.
“The statement, signed by Nana Kazaure, Director of Strategic Communications and Media for the Obidient Movement, concluded with a firm demand: “We demand the immediate resignation of the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for gross incompetence and a demonstrable lack of capacity to continue managing the affairs of JAMB.”
