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The Registrar, t issions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has decried the misrepresentation of figures in the 2025 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly t Committee on Finance.

Reacting to questions from newsmen on the sideline of an event in Abuja, yesterday, he dismissed reports making the rounds that the Board spent huge amounts on fumigation, meals, among other items in 2024.

Oloyede stated that the Board’s total expenditure for fumigation across all states in 2024 was less than N1 million.

He said what was presented before the committee was not the 2024 expenditure but solely the 2025 budget proposal.

He added that claims regarding humongous spending in 2024 on meals or fumigation, security and cleaning were totally unfounded.
“I want to say emphatically, without any iota of doubt, that I never presented any budget performance of 2024 before the National Assembly yesterday. I think there’s a lot of misunderstanding.

“I did not talk about the 2024 budget performance. And we did not spend any money, any humongous money in 2024.

“Indeed, what we spent on fumigation in the whole state of the Federation, all offices in 2024, not up to N1million. And what we budgeted for 2025 for fumigation is less than N2 million.”

Oloyede explained that misunderstandings arose because the detailed breakdown of the budget proposal was not fully reviewed during the presentation.
On the N6.5 billion allegedly spent on training in 2024, Oloyede said the money was just a proposal for 2025 that cut across various budget lines.
He added that this included monitoring of examination, ission expenses, e-facilities payment, awards for best higher education institutions, among others.

“We have 10,500 examiners and invigilators going to conduct both the mock and the UTME. Some of them stay for 10 days.

“I do not determine their DTA. It’s the government that determines the DTA to be paid to them. So what offence have I committed in putting their claims together?”

On the alleged huge amount spent on meals, Oloyede said: “Everybody knows that at the JAMB headquarters, we provide lunch for those in the headquarters. And we provide this lunch for them, partly because we don’t want our system to be destroyed apart from the fact that there are security reasons for not allowing people going in and coming out.

“You also know that we have some ICT infrastructure that will be damaged if we allow people to bring food and remnants.

”So, we created the canteen and we provide for them. So, we are now saying for 2025, we should provide for 2,300. 2,300 times 22 days, times 12 months, what will it be if not over N1 billion?”

On the clamour for downward review of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) fee, he said it remained reviewed from N5,000 to N3,500.

“This is the least paid anywhere in the world for any ission unless you want it to be given free. And we can assure you, if we are given a fair opportunity to explain, Nigerians will know that I, Ishaq Oloyede, would not misappropriate or misuse money,” he said.

Oloyode said the figures proposed for cleaners, security, among others were also misrepresented.

“In all the states of the federation, we have 580 security men and cleaners. Where would their salaries come from?.

“The increase in minimum wage from N30,000 to N70, 000 will also lead to an increase in their budgetary provision.

He, however, expressed hope that the National Assembly committee would allow him to provide further clarifications on the budget to resolve any lingering misunderstandings.

https://thesun.ng/i-never-presented-2024-budget-performance-before-nass-jamb-registrar/

Better by far...

This is good and commendable. National assembly should ask question where clarifications are needed and tender apology where needed

OK,



just do you job well



Princess Faith Chukwu

Ok

Sakamanje...

You go explain tire, until you bring evidence

ok.

Anyway, Agriculture is life

[i]Oloyede stated that the Board’s total expenditure for fumigation across all states in 2024 was less than N1 million.[/i]

Nice if true

I wish this man can become president of Nigeria or at least Governor of Ogun state for him to give politicians template on how to run their states

AbuTwins:


https://thesun.ng/i-never-presented-2024-budget-performance-before-nass-jamb-registrar/

oh no! e don JAMB like copier machine

This is actually a sound defence, it's detailed

Weldone Prof. They were looking for who to dent his identity. We never doubt your integrity and work ethics. Only the ignorants and jealous does that.

Better by far.

Is not the duty of the organization to provide free lunch for their staff, in where I work, nothing like that.

One of the few people heading government parastatals I can trust

"just a budget proposal" , but if it was approved despite being "just a proposal", would you people have returned the excesses .

This individual demonstrates a fair level of ability, especially when compared to his predecessors, who incurred losses and left JAMB struggling without profits. During his tenure, however, we are experiencing surpluses rather than deficits.

This is a man that doesn't want his image dented.

Even if you don't say anything
I already believe that you can never misapropriate public funds my Prof

The only issue and unjustified matter here is feeding Not this period.

.As usual, one dubious senator(s) or rep under the education committee don go manipulate figures.

From what I've seen and over the years, Professor Ishaq is one of the few top public officers with impeccable integrity.
This is a man who went above above and beyond by returning billions of naira in JAMB revenue to the government, without being asked. Even Buhari was shocked

Oga those padded figures released to the public by media attack dogs were just a means to distract the public from the analysis of the 2025 budget figures. I wonder when Nigerians will realize that progress is not a product of propaganda.

researcherdotcom:
I wish this man can become president of Nigeria or at least Governor of Ogun state for him to give politicians template on how to run their states

Very straightforward a man. And that’s how they are in their caucus of friends.

At least, I know two more of his friends like that who are very very straightforward. One is a rector at Ayede. He was a senior lecturer at Federal Polytechnic Ede before - Imam Taofeek. He is from Iwo but has always lived in Ede.

The other one just retired from Uni of Ilorin. He is from Ede too. He has worked in Concord Press in the past, before ing Uni Ilorin.

Prof. Oloyede is an epitome of truthfulness. He will never compromise.

I pray we have much of people like him across all our government offices in Nigeria.

Fucking bloggers want to stain this man's white.

This man turned jamb around.

If we had oloyedes in every govt parastatal and most private companies this country would easily reach its potential

Sadly most people are waiting for him to step aside so that the money eating snakes can return

Pharmadewa:
This individual demonstrates a fair level of ability, especially when compared to his predecessors, who incurred losses and left JAMB struggling without profits. During his tenure, however, we are experiencing surpluses rather than deficits.

That one don build radio station for him village now. He has several investments all over land.

He śtolè JAMB to stupor.

I what Uju Kennedy said after she left office. The civil servants are one tough nut to crack. It seems this man is blocking road and they need him out.

If NASS Committee cannot tell the difference between a budget proposal and past budget, isn't it sus?

Here's the link to the full video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOhaPslF4Ac

oz4real83:
"just a budget proposal" , but if it was approved despite being "just a proposal", would you people have returned the excesses . 2300 multiplied by 22 will give 50,600 meals, divide N1b by 50,600 meals will yield almost 20k a day, this means that each worker will receive 20k a day per meal , excluding salaries and other allowances

There is no caterer that would sell a portion of meal for less than N6k per meal in Abuja for corporate bodies, let alone adding cost of beverages and other exigencies. Do you know how much they sell cooking gas? Logistics for the foods nko? Food handlers fees nko?

When GEJ did Confab that year, a meal was calculated and paid for at N4k to each delegate and they ‘ate’ 3 times a day. I can’t what was paid during Obasanjo’s Confab.

The record is there.

oz4real83:
"just a budget proposal" , but if it was approved despite being "just a proposal", would you people have returned the excesses . 2300 multiplied by 22 will give 50,600 meals, divide N1b by 50,600 meals will yield almost 20k a day, this means that each worker will receive 20k a day per meal , excluding salaries and other allowancences

Your calculation is flawed.
2300 persons x 22 days x 12 months = 607,200.

1,000,000,000 ÷ 607,200 =1646

Less than ₦1,700 meal per person per day.

Why feeding staff who are paid salaries and allowance?

Is it in the constitution?

researcherdotcom:
I wish this man can become president of Nigeria or at least Governor of Ogun state for him to give politicians template on how to run their states

Wallahi. This Prof is the Nedd Stark of Nigeria!