President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his declared
assets and those of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be
released to the public after the completion of their
verification by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in
fulfilment of one of their campaign promises.
The Senior Special Assistant, SSA (Media and Publicity),
Mal. Garba Shehu who announced this in a statement on
behalf of the President on Saturday , said “the duly
completed forms by both the President and the Vice
President were submitted to the CCB on March 28th, a clear
day ahead of their inauguration.”
Shehu said the process will hopefully be completed before
the expiry of the 100-day deadline within which they said
they would do this.
He said the clarification was warranted by some
suggestions that the President and the Vice-President may
not, after all, declare their assets publicly.
“While such public display of concern is appreciated and
valued, it must be said that it is a little precipitate.
“As required by law, the declaration and submission of
documents to the CCB have been made, but there still
remains the aspect of verification which the Bureau will
have to conduct to authenticate the submissions made to it.
“In the circumstances, it is only after this verification
exercise, and not before, that the declaration can be said to
have been made and validated; and only after this, will the
details be released to the public.
“There is no question at all that the President and the Vice
President are committed to public declaration of their assets
within the 100 days that they pledged during the presidential
campaign.
“The President and the Vice President wish to thank
Nigerians for their show of concern, and for the confidence
they have shown in their leaders’ integrity, as evidenced by
the high pedestal of uprightness and expectations on which
they have placed them,” Shehu stated.
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