JAMB suspends Two Staff, bans Two Candidates for not wearing Face Masks

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended two of its staff and banned two candidates from its processes for failing to observe precautionary measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic

This was embodied in the weekly bulletin of the board acquired on Monday in Abuja.

The board said their suspension came after a surprised visit by JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede to the Professional Testing Centre (PTC) where the four persons ran foul of the procedures when they refused to wear protective face mask provided to reduce the spread of the virus

The board had circulated series of advisories including specific instructions on the necessity of adhering to extant protocols

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

JAMB added that the suspension became necssary in order 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 stated that the penal action also underscores the seriousness with which it view adherence to COVID-19 procedures 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.

In addition, alcohol-based sanitiser, handwashing facilities as well as prescribed the adoption of other non-pharmaceutical measures to curb the spread of the virus inline with the prescription of the various relevant agencies of government

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