The outgoing Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has said he would return to academia and devote more time to religious activities after completing his 10-year tenure.
Oloyede, who officially handed over to the new JAMB Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, on Friday in Abuja said years of public service required difficult decisions that sometimes tested personal convictions.
He added that he needed time for spiritual reflection and renewal, admitting that the demands of public service had taken a toll on his spiritual life.
While defending the Board’s controversial decision to sanction 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme, Oloyede said he had no regrets because the action was necessary to safeguard the credibility of the country’s admissions process.
Speaking during the handover ceremony, the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin said his next assignment would be to return to teaching and deepen his
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