Following widespread dissatisfaction over the mass failure in the 2025 JAMB examination, with some parents and candidates threatening legal action against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation’s Board, JAMB, the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged candidates to accept the outcome and refrain from blaming the examination body.
This appeal was made in a statement released on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, by Professor Ishaq Akintola, Executive Director of the human rights group.
Clarifying his position, Professor Ishaq Akintola stated, “A few parents and candidates who failed the 2025 JAMB examination have threatened to sue the national examination body over alleged technical glitches. But this is akin to crying over spilled milk,
“The results could have been different if the candidates had truly prepared. Instead of studying diligently, many spent their time partying, loitering, and relying on so-called ‘magic centers’ for success. Unfortunately for them, JAMB outsmarted those tactics.”;;
“Addressing the concerns over technical issues during the examination, MURIC emphasized that candidates and their parents should have a clearer understanding of the situation,
“The organization pointed out that any technical problems experienced at CBT centres cannot be blamed directly on JAMB, especially since the board’s headquarters is far removed from those centres”;;
According to MURIC, complaints should be directed at the individual CBT centres responsible for the glitches.
While the law establishing JAMB may suggest some level of vicarious liability, the technical realities indicate that the faults lie outside JAMB’s immediate control.
MURIC further advised candidates who failed the exam to accept the outcome, assess their level of preparation, and approach future attempts with renewed seriousness rather than casting blame.
The group also called on parents to stop overindulging their children, stressing that the future belongs to hardworking, dedicated youths not to those who are cuddled and unprepared for the demands of the modern age.
“Parents must stop pampering their children,”;; MURIC stated. “The future is for those who work hard, not for those still being breastfed at 25.”;;
“We charge parents to join hands with JAMB and the Nigerian authorities in cleansing the system already permeated with moral decadence. JAMB is not the enemy of those candidates, the parents who fail to discipline them and the permissive society which idolises indolence and demonises dilligence are their foes. Lick your wounds, leave JAMB alone.”;;
