Buhari Receives Assets Declaration From, Directs Osinbajo, Outgoing Officials To Declare Assets

Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Friday, May 26th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- President Muhammadu Buhari has said his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of assets declaration before and after taking office is aimed at strengthening best practices, raising moral standards in Public Service, helping to build integrity and combating corruption.

To this extent, he has directed that all out-going officials, elected and appointed from the Vice President downwards must collect the assets declaration form, fill and return it as he has done.

A statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said Buhari spoke upon collecting his form from Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Professor Isah Mohammed

According to him no government official is excluded from the constitutional duty of assets declaration.

“I signed, collected and acknowledged receiving my form. From here, I will ask my bank Manager in Kaduna to show me what has gone in and out of my account. Nobody is excluded from declaring their assets. I expected everyone from the Vice President downwards to follow the system.”

In his remarks, CCB boss said compliance by the president in the last eight years and the support he had given to the Bureau had enabled it to achieve 99 per cent compliance by elected and appointed officials.

He also acknowledged the support of the president in the achievement of the digitization of its services and operations thereby helping the organisation to open investigation of cases with greater efficiency.