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Mr. Romanus Ejikeme, the Father of Mmesoma Ejikeme who had reportedly forged her 2023 UTME result, has apologized to Nigerians and JAMB as he says that his daughter had lied to him. This comes after the youngster had confessed to manipulating her result unaided using her smart device. 'She lied to me While speaking in a recent interview with NTA, he admitted that his daughter hadn't open to him on what she had done. He apologized unreservedly to JAMB and Nigerians for his daughter's action. 'She lied to me Mr Ejikeme said: "My daughter did not open up to me on time; when I realised her mistake, I blamed her. "I told her, Mmesoma, be careful; you know you are a star and will not dent your image. "But I am still apologising to JAMB and Nigerians as a father to pardon her." Watch him speak:

The Anambra State Government has confirmed that Mmesoma Ejikeme manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, where she actually scored 249 as against 362. In an eight-page report, the state's panel of inquiry recommended that Mmesoma immediately tender an unreserved written apology to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, the school (Anglican Girls' Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi), and the state government. She is also ordered to undergo psychological counselling and therapy. Recall that an eight-member panel was set up by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo to investigate the ongoing controversy between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Mmesoma, whose UTME result has come under controversy, with the mandate of making its findings public. Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, had sat for the UTME in May and came under heavy scrutiny for parading the "highest score" of 362, which JAMB later revea