The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that the Board has not caused the inability of some Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates to participate in the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

The Board, therefore, debunked recent claims made by some HND graduates who are falsely castigating JAMB for their inability to be mobilised for the mandatory one-year national service.

The candidates claimed they did HND on full-time but were not mobilised because they did Ordinary National Diploma (OND) on part-time.

But spokesperson of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin in a statement on Monday in Abuja, emphasised that JAMB has no involvement, authority or control over the admissions process for HND candidates.

“How on earth does that concern JAMB when Section 5(2) of the law that established JAMB states that, “For the avoidance of doubt, the Board shall be responsible for determining matriculation requirements and conducting examinations leading to undergraduate admissions, as well as for admissions to National Diploma and Nigerian Certificate in Education courses.

“However, the Board shall not be responsible for examinations or any other selective processes for postgraduate courses or any other courses offered by tertiary institutions.”

Benjamin in the statement added that most of the students were reported to have been admitted into their institution for National Diploma (ND) without the knowledge of the Board.

“With this, the Board graciously condoned and endorsed the said admission for ND programme and that was the only relationship with such candidates.

“Their subsequent admission to HND is unknown and irrelevant to the mandate of the Board. As such, accusing the Board on issues it has no mandate is preposterous,” the board stated.

The Board further warned that some of the affected candidates have crossed the lines of criminality which JAMB would soon appropriately address.

“The public is urged to disregard the accusations labelled against the Board as it has no mandate on such matter,” the statement noted. (Tribune)

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