The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for ensuring transparency in all its financial transactions and other activities.
Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Oforji Oboku, gave the commendation at an interactive session with the management of JAMB and representative of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) at the National Assembly Abuja.
The lawmakers which were presented a 392-page document by JAMB, that contains audited accounts from 2019 to 2022, procurements details, budget performance, evidence of remittances, among others, expressed delight on the level of transparency exhibited by the exam body.
The committee however raised concerns over discrepancies in the Board’s financial records as presented by the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
Responding to some of the issues raised, JAMB registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, likened some of the discrepancies to payments’ charges that were not recorded by the Accountant General Office.
Oloyede revealed that even the Board does not receive allocations. for capital projects and overhead from the national budget, it has made remittances to the federal government since 2017.
