According to the statistics given by the JAMB registrar it was learnt that Imo state has the highest number of applications with 104,381.
The second is Delta State with 78,854 candidates.
Anambra State has a total of 77,689 candidates while FCT has the lowest with 4,085.
Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, where Boko Haram has displaced several residents, also rank among the lowest with 15,692, 15,613 and 10,044 candidates respectively.
Ojerinde said that the decline in the number of applications when compared to that of last year to is as a result of insecurity in some parts of the country, adding that the registration for the CBT had also eliminated the incidence of dual or multiple registration by candidates.
