By JOHN ONAH, Abuja –
Improvement in Internet network, steady power supply as well as functional computers were among features that made the candidates writing the 2022 UTME excited on Monday, the second day of the exam.
It would be recalled that examination which has a total of 1,761,338 candidates began on Friday in all the JAMB’s approved Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the country.
The exercise monitored by NATIONAL ACCOTD in some centres in Abuja, the nation’s capital city, on Monday saw some excited examination officers and candidates happy over the improvement.
Students who wrote the examination at Right Technology Centre and Sascon International School centre two in Maitama District of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examination.
They, however, said they observed challenges of incomplete English paper while writing the examination.
Saidu Razak, a candidate at the centre told NATIONAL ACCORD that he entered the exam Hall and went straight to his computer and started writing without any challenge.
He expressed happiness that he was able to submit ahead of given time, noting that so far no complaint of malfunctioning system.
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“Generally, I believe the conduct of the examination was good. Even the questions were okay,I knew some questions but some of the questions, truly, I didn’t know them, it is all about a test of knowledge be and I must commend JAMB, he added.
Mrs Maryam Alfa, the Centre Admin Officer, noted that there is conducive environment at the Sascon centre and that the exam has been flowing well except for the issue of incomplete questions in English Language paper.
Earlier, the CAO of Royal Midland CBT, Korudoma in Katy LGA of Nasarawa state, Njoku Uchenna Samuel, expressed satisfaction withe the conduct of the examination at the centre.
According to him, “From day one of the exam, we have been experiencing success here. Every aspect of the examination, the system, the networking and everything needed for the examination were in perfect condition.
Efforts to find out how the issue of incomplete English questions was sorted out proved futile as the spokesperson of the Joint Administrations and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dr Fabian Benjamin phone number did not go through.
