President Buhari
In a statement it issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Code of Conduct
Bureau (CCB), has said it has verified and confirmed the assets that
were declared by President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo, debunking a report alleging that it was yet to conclude the
verification of assets that were declared by the duo.
Apart from President Buhari and VP Osinbajo, the CCB said it also
verified the assets declared by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki
and other top officials of the present administration that came on board
in 2015.
Debunking the report captioned "CCB still verifying Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki, others assets",
which it said was published on April 30, Assistant Director, Head,
Press and Protocol Unit at the CCB, Mohammad Idris, disclosed that so
many public officers rushed to it and declared their assets after
President Buhari assumed office, adding that there is an increase in
level of compliance with asset declaration under the current
administration.
"The bureau wishes to inform the general public that it has
since concluded the verification of assets declared by those mentioned
in the said publication.
"Therefore, the said publication is another trick to misinform
the public so as to undermine the ongoing trials of cases of false
declaration of assets before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
"It could be observed that since the inception of the present
administration under President Muhammadu Buhari, the rate of compliance
by public officials in responding to assets declaration has greatly
increased.
"The bureau will like to use this medium to appeal to those who
are yet to declare their assets to visit the Asokoro, Head Office of No
23, Halle Salasi Street Asokoro, Abuja to collect, fill and submit
same to the office," the statement read.
Assets declaration has remained a controversial topic in the polity
since Saraki was slammed with a 16-count charge of corruption and
alleged false declaration of assets.
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