SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have received their asset declaration forms from the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) about 24 hours to the deadline on the submission of their declared assets.
Buhari, Osinbajo and all political office holders are required by law to declare their assets prior to assuming office.
The Chairman of the CCB, Prof. Muhammed Isah, presented the forms to Buhari and Osinbajo at a short ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Isah was at the Villa in company with some board members, including Mr Murtala Kankia and Dr Emmanuel Atta.
The chairman said, “Mr President, as part of the constitutional requirements, there is need for every public officer – President, Vice-President, minister, members of the National Assembly – to swear in his assets declaration and liabilities in compliance with Paragraph 11, sub 1 of Part 1 of Fifth Schedule to the constitution.
“Mr President, it is in view of this that we found it pertinent to present ourselves and also present forms to Mr President and the Vice-President for end of tenure and beginning of new tenure in office.
“The forms are readily here with us for presentation.”
Buhari, in a response, said he would speedily fill his form and submit same to the CCB in record time.
However, he asked the bureau to keep his form safely as he was sure that many people planning to come after him in 2023, would go for the form to use information against him.
Buhari noted that among such persons were those who had been caught by his anti-corruption war.
The President said, “I assure you I will quickly fill this form and dispatch it back to you so that at the end of 2023, I believe there are a lot of people that will like to get back at me.
“So, please, make sure you keep it safely because there are people who believe they shouldn’t be questioned, which they are being questioned and some of them are already in trouble.
“I expect them to fight back and this is one of the instruments. So, I hope you will keep it when I finish.”
