Jamb penalises candidates and staff for violating Covid-19 protocol

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has banned two candidates from its facility for violating precautionary measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The board also suspended two of its staff on similar charge.

This was contained in the weekly bulletin of the board obtained in Abuja.

The board said their suspension followed a visit by JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede to the Professional Testing Centre (PTC) where the four persons ran foul of the protocols when they didn’t wear face mask provided to curtail the spread of the virus.

“Jamb had circulated series of advisories containing explicit instructions on the necessity of adhering to extant protocols.”

These advisories were not only aimed at mitigating the risk of protecting individual staff but also to safeguard the lives of their fellow colleagues,” it said.

JAMB stated that the suspension became necessary to send the right signal to all staff and clients alike that it would not tolerate any act that would expose people to unnecessary risks.

The board added that the punitive action also underscored the seriousness with which it viewed adherence to COVID-19 protocols especially as it has among other measures made available pieces of washable high-quality face mask to each staff to eliminate excuses of non-compliance.

Lateefah Ibrahim