Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-Haq Oloyede has said he has not derailed from the promises he made on his assumption of office.
Oloyede stated this on Friday, 20th, September, at an interactive session with staff of the Board.
Taking stock of his administration, Oloyede according to the latest edition of JAMBulletin, a weekly publication of the Office of JAMB Registrar said the promises, encapsulated as his Five-Point Agenda were on course and have been the guiding principles and codes of engagement in his desire to turn around the fortunes of the Board.
The Registrar listed the five-point agenda as Networking, Transparency, Technology, Discipline and Staff Welfare.
On Transparency, Oloyede said “There is nothing we hide, we notify you on what we are doing, the weekly bulletin reflects our financial inflow and outflow.”
On Technology, he noted that there was now a total departure from the ways the Board did things in the past, pointing at innovations such as the petitioning of the V-SAT technology for the more compact Telcos VPN that the Board now uses for its examinations, the deployment of CCTV at CBT centres and e-pin vending as opposed to previously used scratch cards among other innovations.
On staff welfare, the Registrar said the Board would not rest on its oars in the task of relieving the tasks of the staff, noting that apart from the shuttle buses that convey staff at no cost, the working environment has been redefined to give staff comfort and sense of pride.
Oloyede said vehicles have been allocated to all Departments as well as State Offices to ease the problem of mobility and boost productivity. He noted also that many of the zonal and state offices such as Osogbo, Benin, Minna, Ibadan, Kano, Kaduna, Kebbi, Yobe and Lafia are undergoing expansion with others completely changed and being tastefully furnished to ensure a conducive working environment.
He further disclosed that the Board had secured permanent sites for some of the offices such as those in Akure, Bayelsa, Porth Harcourt and Akwa Ibom among others, while necessary tools have also been procured for the various Departments and Units of the Board to facilitate efficient service delivery.
On staff development, he told them of the mentoring initiative he has put in place whereby staff are attached to credible people and role models so as to tap from their wealth of experience.
He also briefed them of a group insurance cover for all staff to take care of unforeseen circumstances in the discharge of their duties.
The Registrar to the elated staff that arrangements were in top gear to acquire land in a suitable location in Abuja for a Staff Housing Scheme and expressed appreciation to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory for his support to make the project a reality. He directed the JAMB Multipurpose Cooperative Society to take up the management of Housing project and do the necessary follow up for the overall benefit of staff.
Professor Oloyede also said that government has widened the opportunity for career progression of senior cadre for the Board to facilitate operational efficiency.
He enjoined JAMB members of staff to always be above board in order to avoid sanctions, saying he would not condone wrongdoing, no matter who was involved.
“ I have no permanent friends or permanent enemies. My appeal to all is to do the right things and keep to the rules,” he said.