The joint admissions and matriculation board, JAMB, has refuted claims that it is selecting examination towns for candidates taking the unified tertiary matriculation examination, UTME, or the optional mock examination.
JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, revealed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the clarification became necessary as 90 percent of the available spaces for the optional mock exercise across the country have been filled, leaving only a few states with available slots.
According to him, JAMB has observed unusual preferences among candidates regarding their choice of examination towns, likely in an effort to participate in the optional mock examination.
He added that the notice is aimed at advising candidates against desperately selecting examination towns, only to later accuse the board of assigning them to examination towns that are far from their residences, towns, or states.
