Over the new policy on cut-off marks,some candidates seeking university admission have sued the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board,JAMB and UNILAG at the Federal high court in Lagos.
The court granted their application on Monday for a judicial review of the decision to stop them from writing UNILAG's entrance examination.
Professor Dibu Ojerinde issued a directive stopping the applicants from participating in UNILAG's post-UTME examination scheduled for August 12 and 13 as alleged by the students.
They equally accused Ojerinde of sending their names to other institutions which were not of their choice.
According to them,they scored above JAMB's 180 cut-off mark but UNILAG refused to sell it's post-UTME forms to them following the alleged directive by Ojerinde to send the names of all candidates with less than 250 marks to other institutions .
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) also sued JAMB and UNILAG over what is known as "outrageous cut -off marks decision".
On behalf of three applicants;Adeola Hammed Ayobami,Abass Ololade and Abass Ajibola,SERAP said the provision of sections of section 5(1)c(iii) of the JAMB Act ensure that the preferences of candidates in terms of the university they choose to attend are sacrosanct.
The respondents include JAMB,UNILAG,The Permanent Secretary,Federal Ministry of Justice and The Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Education.
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