Renowned Nigerian singer Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, has put forth an argument suggesting that political figures may have played a role in the current admissions controversy surrounding Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, a UTME candidate.

Charly Boy, known for his outspoken stance on societal matters and critique of political figures, took to Twitter on Sunday to share his thoughts. The issue arose when the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) scores were released, with Nkechiyere Umeh initially being named the candidate with the highest score of 360 in that round. However, Mmesoma, a 19-year-old student at Uruagu Nnewi’s Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, contested this outcome, claiming she had scored 362 points.

In response, the Anambra State government established a committee to investigate Mmesoma’s allegations. The committee’s findings supported Mmesoma’s admission of falsifying her exam results.

Charly Boy, along with many others, promptly drew connections between Mmesoma’s actions and the potential societal influence of political leaders.

Expressing his surprise on Twitter, Charly Boy highlighted how Mmesoma had managed to deceive many, including himself, with her articulate defense and apparent innocence. He emphasized the importance of exercising caution when passing judgment and implied that Mmesoma, despite her actions, still possessed talent and required parental guidance and counseling.

He wrote;

“Mmesoma Ejikeme fooled many including me, checkout the fluency with which she defended herself with such innocence. These children na wa, ooo. She is still a brilliant girl so let’s not be in a hurry to destroy her, the parents have a lot of counselling to do with her.

By the way, who never fuckup, raise ur hand. She learn work from leaders that believed that forgery is good plus those who never found their weac result till date. Am sure she was in dis Naija as INEC was manipulating Nigeria electoral process.”

(Yabaleft)