The Joint Admissions and Ma­triculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that 90 percent of the available spaces for the Optional Mock Unified Tertiary Matric­ulation Examination (UTME) across the country have been filled.

The board said only a few slot is left in some states.

JAMB, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed that the remaining states are Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, and Yobe.

The board noted that the no­tice aims to advise candidates against desperately selecting examination towns, only to later accuse the board of assigning them to examination towns that are far from their residences, towns, or states.

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It emphasised that it does not select examination towns for candidates taking the UTME or the Optional Mock examination.

“JAMB has observed unusu­al preferences among candidates regarding their choice of exam­ination towns, likely in an effort to participate in the optional mock examination.

“…While candidates have the right to choose their preferred examination town, JAMB urg­es them to consider the implica­tions of their choices.

“Some candidates may select towns that are quite distant, po­tentially outside their home state. The board should not be held re­sponsible for such decisions.