A Delta State High Court sitting in Warri has delivered a judgment against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, declaring that the 16 years minimum admission age into universities is unconstitutional. The court presided over by Justice Anthony Akpovi handed down the judgment in Suit No: W/311/FHR/2024.
The matter was between John Aikpokpo-Martins v Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board & 4 Ors. Delivering judgment, Justice Akpovi agreed with the submissions and the case of Aikpokpo-Martins and granted his reliefs and entered judgment in his favour. The court however refused to grant his relief for damages.
Babaji to all Nigerian Universities including the 2nd defendant directing them to admit only candidates who will be 16 years old by the 31st day of August 2025 violently violates the fundamental right to freedom from discrimination of the candidates who will be 16 years from the 1st of September, 2025 to the 31st of December, 2025 guaranteed by section 42 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and is therefore unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect.
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