WE ARE IN JAMB TO BLOW WHISTLE OF INTERGRITY WARN

Whistle-blower Anti-Corruption Reporting Network (WARN) has said that the network was not only out to expose or fight corruption but to also honour individuals or organizations with a proven record of integrity.

The Executive Director, WARN, Mr. Gabriel Onwe, stated this when he led a delegation of the Association to the National Headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on a courtesy visit on Thursday, 23rd September 2021.

Furthermore, the Director pointed out that, in line with the mantra of the Anti-corruption Network which is to blow the whistle when they see corruption, the outfit also blow the whistle when they see integrity.
The Director of the anti-corruption watchdog added that WARN was in JAMB to identify with the exemplary leadership and high level of integrity being deployed in JAMB by Prof. Oloyede.

Mr. Onwe said, “Having observed that you have demonstrated a high level of integrity in the discharge of your mandate and lived up to your well-known credentials of a man with high administrative acumen, as well as a high level of financial discipline and transparency, you have attracted our attention and confidence, and by design, you have distinguished yourself and qualified yourself for this visit and patronage.” He said,
“There is no doubt that since you were appointed the Registrar of JAMB five years ago, you have remained one of the most visible poster boys of President Muhammadu Buhari's war against corruption. JAMB has never been this good despite the challenges of funding owing to COVID-19 and others, you and your team have done well." He said the mission of WARN in JAMB was to create opportunities for partnership with the Board towards the eradication of examination malpractice, bribery and corruption, and other malfeasance in the examination and admission process in Nigeria.

Other areas of partnership include information sharing to expose malpractice, indiscipline, and admission infractions from tertiary institutions which admit candidates against the Federal Government’s policy guidelines on admission which mandated the conduct of all admissions through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), among others.

In his remarks, the JAMB Registrar, who was represented at the occasion by the Director of Finance and Accounts, Mr. Mufutau Bello, commended t h e ingenuity of the forum in the fight against corruption He charged the body, as a responsible organization, to emplace appropriate machinery to validate information received from whistleblowers to ensure that innocent persons are not maligned unjustly. That, he said, could jeopardize the noble objectives of the outfit.

He said the requests made by WARN would be communicated to the management and the forum would be communicated appropriately. He assured them that any initiative from any quarter that is aimed at fighting malfeasance is welcomed by the Board. He said, “You can count on the support and cooperation of the Board to sanitize the society.”