The House of Representatives has resolved to beam its searchlights on the authorities of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board -JAMB over alleged discrepancies in the remittances of funds to the federal government purse.
Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education, Oboku Oforji explained that the decision followed noticeable gaps in the accounts of the examination body and those of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGoF). The Bayelsa state lawmaker argued that the initiative was aimed at ensuring transparency and accountability in the education sector.
The JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede who appeared before the committee explained that his outfit started remitting revenue to the Consolidated Revenue Fund less than a year after he assumed office. Nevertheless, the JAMB boss has kicked against the Federal Government’s automated deduction of funds accruing to it from the registration fees paid by candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
The committee, which assured of effective oversight of the examination body and some other agencies, had earlier requested the annual audited accounts, procurement plans, schedule of Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, and evidence of remittances from JAMB.
The committee further tasked JAMB to furnish it with a comprehensive list of its staff strength to determine