JAMB’s registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, on Monday, December 10, gave a clarion call to Nigerians to join in the fight against corruption Oloyede in his speech said that the menace of corruption cannot be eradicated only by the federal government – He also remarked that corruption is a threat to Nigeria’s development and must be fought at all costs The registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has urged Nigerians to play their part in the fight against corruption. Oloyede gave the advice while speaking at the maiden edition of the Gani Fawehinmi Integrity and Impact Awards on Monday, December 10, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme was organised by Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), a civil society organisation, to celebrate Nigerians who have shown uncommon integrity and made impact in the society. 
Oloyede was recognised for his integrity and accountability at JAMB, while the Publisher of Saharareporters, Omoyele Sowore and Adesegun Adesanya, convener of #EndSARS#movement got the awards for outstanding impact. Oloyede, while receiving the award, said it would be easier to defeat corruption if Nigerians in their various areas did the right things. Represented by Babatunde Bamishaye, coordinator, Lagos office of the board, Oloyede said that corruption is a threat to development and it must be fought at all costs. “My advice is that corruption cannot be fought by the government alone, but by collective efforts of all Nigerians. “The government cannot be everywhere. So, anywhere we find ourselves, we should play our own part to fight the menace by doing things right,” he said. He thanked the Board’s staff for keying into his vision of an accountable JAMB, saying their co-operation helped change the fortunes of the organisation. Represented by Tope Gomez, director of broadcast, Sahara TV, he said the country would be a better place if leaders serve the nation diligently. 
He said the need to promote accountability in government informed his brand of journalism, saying the people deserved to know how their commonwealth was being utilised by leaders. He thanked HEDA for the recognition, promising to do much to promote transparency in government. Adesanya, while receiving his award, said the country could not continue to do things the old way and expect to get different results. He said the law establishing the police had become obsolete, adding that there was the need to review it to strengthen the force. Adesanya said cases of police brutality against citizens was becoming one too many. He said the #EndSARs movement was to give voice to the oppressed and call government attention to the excesses of police officers. “We started the movement to call attention to the excesses of SARS men and to give voice to victims of their activities. “We believe the police should protect the people and not oppress them. And we believe the government needs to do a lot to make the force what it should be,“ he said. 
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