Her name, Mmesoma, means Goodness or Good works in Igbo dialect, but in the last few days, that name has been on the lips of many Nigerians for not-so-good reasons, no thanks to her fraudulent acts after writing the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board examination. Mmesoma, who is from a poor background in Anambra State, claimed that she scored 362 marks in the examination. This prompted many to celebrate her brilliance, with Innoson Motors, an indigenous vehicle manufacturing company, rewarding her ‘hard work’ with N3 million. In…
Mmesoma, JAMB and a divided Nation, by Kazeem Akintunde
