Academy hails JAMB registrar appointment as 'highly merited'

September 9, 2016 8:00 PM

Following the appointment of Prof. Is-haq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, the Nigerian Academy of Letters gives its backing.

Prof. Is-haq Oloyede

The Nigeria Academy of Letters has praised the appointment of Prof.

This was disclosed in a statement issued today, September 9, by the JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.

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He said that the president of NAL, Olu Obafemi, made the commendation while leading the NAL’s team, including the Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, Abubakar Rasheed, to Mr. Oloyede’s office in the Bwari area of Abuja.

Mr. Obafemi went on to describe NAL as an intellectual organisation whose mandate is to promote research and scholarship at its highest level in all branches of humanities.

He added that Mr. Oloyede was an active and dynamic member as well as a fellow of NAL.

“The appointment of Prof. Is-haq Oloyede is a highly merited one not because he is a former Vice Chancellor but because he has distinguished himself in Nigeria; it is a merited appointment considering his profile and pedigree."

Mr Obafemi also said that the Academy’s visit was made to assure Mr. Oloyede of its support as well as its collaboration.

“Oloyede is extremely gifted intellectually and he is also very hardworking and he would perform in whatever capacity he is appointed to work."

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In the same vein, the NUC Executive Secretary, Abubakar Rasheed, emphasised the determination of the commission and JAMB to strengthen their ties in a bid to improve the quality of intakes into the Nigerian Tertiary Institutions.

He said, “We have agreed to work together to resolve the problems that are affecting the smooth running of admissions into tertiary institutions. We are working for a common goal and that is to improve the education sector in Nigeria.”