10,293 candidates fail Obafemi Awolowo University post-UTME exams

No fewer than 10,293 candidates failed to
score 200 marks in the post-Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination conducted by the
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun
State.
This was contained in a statement by the
Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr.
Abiodun Olarewaju, on Sunday.
Olarewaju said the university had released
the result of the Saturday examination barely
six hours after the conduct of the post-
UTME exercise on the website of the
institution.
He said, "Out of about 20, 631 candidates,
who sat for the screening exercise, 10,338
candidates scored 200 marks and above.
This signifies about 58 per cent, specifically
57.08 per cent.
"A sizeable number of the candidates,
however, put in exceptional brilliance which
produced spectacular results, scoring 300
and above, with four of them, who are
aspiring to study Education English, being
outstanding.
"Leading with the highest score of 348 is
Onyenachi Nze, with UTME no: 55227945CC,
aspiring to study English Education, while
the second highest of 344 was scored by
Olalekan Adebajo, with UTME no: 55552404.
"The other two candidates, who both scored
the same marks of 377, are Jude Epunam
and Oluwatobi Oseni."
Olarewaju advised all the candidates that sat
for the examination to check their results.