Sowore Slams JAMB,NYSC, TETFund, NELFUND,Says "They Are All Extracurricular Bureaucratic Busybodies"

By: Olufemi Orunsola 

In the wake of the public apology and admittance of responsibility for the mass failure in the 2025 UTME, human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has called for the immediate abolition of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB),National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC), Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund), and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, (NELFUND), labeling them as “extracurricular bureaucratic busybodies.”

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that Sowore made this statement on Wednesday through his official X handle, in response to JAMB’s recent admission that technical issues had negatively affected the performance of several candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

According to him, "It’s time to scrap these extracurricular bureaucratic busybodies, JAMB, NYSC, TETFund, NELFUND—they’re all useless."

OTN News further reports that Sowore’s comments echo the increasing public dissatisfaction with Nigeria’s education and youth development agencies, which have long been criticized for inefficiency, corruption, and their inability to fulfill their core responsibilities.

Meanwhile, the examination body which had earlier announced that a total of 379,997 candidates in Lagos and the five South-East states, has commenced the rescheduling of sitting of the UTME on Thursday morning with many of the affected candidates confirming the receipt of their new UTME centres.