The governor of Anambra state, Prof Charles Soludo has directed that Ejikeme Mmesoma be placed under a psychotherapist for three-month for guidance and counseling.
Mmesoma is a young girl who have been in the news for claiming she scored 362 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) but the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) revealed she scored 249.
Admist the drama, JAMB withdrew her result and suspended her from taking the exam for three years. She later admitted to have altered the result and sought for forgiveness.
But at a briefing in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Thursday, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state commissioner for education, announced that the governor has directed that Mmesoma be placed on psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy helps people to change behaviours, thoughts, and emotions that are capable of causing problems or distress.
The commissioner said the governor’s directive followed recommendation of the ccommittee constituted by the state to investigate the case.
Chuma-Udeh also said the state will meet with management of JAMB to plead on behalf of the student to “reconsider one or two things”.
“We considered what Mmesoma did as ‘juvenile delinquency’ to which any child could fall victim. So, we are not going to throw the baby away with the bath water,” she said.
“She is now under a psychotherapist counsellor who will take her on therapy for three months after which the state government will appeal to JAMB management on behalf of her to reconsider one or two things.”
