The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, has directed the President-elect, his Vice and all the state governors-elect to declare their assets before May 29.
The directive was given by Mustapha Musa, the Special
Assistant to CCB Chairman, Mohammed Isah while speaking with journalists in
Abuja.
He said CCB had already issued the asset declaration
forms to all newly elected and re-elected public officers in Nigeria, adding
that there would be consequences if they default.
Musa informed that asset declaration is part of the
prerequisites for occupying or exiting a public office.
He said: “As an agency of government, we have already
done our work according to the constitutional mandate; we have issued assets
declaration forms to the newly elected and returning public officers.
“But since asset declaration administration is a
continuous process, we have started receiving some completed forms from some of
them while some are yet to return theirs.
“The constitution is clear on defaulters; hence they
should declare before they are sworn in or they face the consequences.”
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