Parents protest in UNILAG against varsity cut-off

Parents protest in UNILAG against varsity cut-off
marks
Hundreds of Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination candidates on Wednesday morning
stormed the University of Lagos to protest
against the decision of the institution to stop
them from writing the forthcoming post-UTME.
The candidates alleged that the authorities of
university, in liaison with the Joint Admissions
and Matriculation Board, had rolled out a new
admission procedure that prevented them from
sitting the examination to secure admission to
the university.
Many of the candidates, who came with their
parents, had converged on the university gate as
early as 7am, where they chanted solidarity
songs, demanding the removal of the JAMB
Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde.
Their action not only caused traffic on the
entrance of the university, it later resulted in the
forceful closure of the gate.
As of the time of filing this report by 11am, the
entrance gate to the institution was shut, as
security operatives directed vehicles to take the
alternative exit route out of the premises.
According to the protesters, the university has
upped its cut-off to 250 marks against the
recommended 180 marks by JAMB. ----