Activist lawyer, Femi Falana has urged President Muhammad Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to publicly declare any updates on their asset declarations submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau .Although the Presidency had claimed that there is no law mandating President Buhari to declare his assets publicly, Falana contended that it would end the secrecy that continues to surround asset declarations in Nigeria.
The statement stated: “I have read the Freedom of Information requests by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project giving President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, 36 state governors and their deputies 7 days to publicly declare any updates on their asset declarations submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau .
“The combined effect of the Constitution, FoI Act and the African Charter is that all public officials ought to voluntarily announce publicly their asset declarations even without prompting from civil society groups like SERAP. “Section 3 of Paragraph A of Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the Constitution provides that the Code of Conduct Bureau shall have power to “retain custody of such declarations and make them available for inspection by any citizen of Nigeria on such terms and conditions as the National Assembly may prescribe”.
“Even private citizens can no longer insist on secrecy as they are now required by official policies to register their biometric data for the purpose of acquiring international passports, telephone lines and opening of bank accounts.
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