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Buhari, Osinbajo, governors dragged to court, asked to make their assets public

SERAP gave the call in a lawsuit filed before the court, wherein it said the above mentioned should “make public details of their assets, specifically property and income, contained in their asset declaration forms submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau since assuming office.”

The suit followed SERAP’s Freedom of Information requests dated 3 January 2020, expressing concern that: “The non-public disclosure by public officials of their summary of assets undermines the effectiveness and integrity of the constitutional and statutory obligations to submit asset declarations, especially given that declarations are designed to curb grand corruption, and weakens the public trust in the asset declaration regimes.

SERAP is also seeking: “a declaration that the failure of President Buhari, Vice-President Osinbajo, 36 state governors and their deputies to provide SERAP with the requested information on their assets constitutes a breach of SERAP’s right under the FoI Act, 2011, and such further order the Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.”

“The reliefs sought are constitutionally and statutorily grounded and based on Nigeria’s international transparency obligations. The reliefs sought do not clash with the rights to privacy and data protection. Both rights are not absolute and can be restricted provided there is a basis in law and a legitimate public interest justifies the restriction. Prevention of grand corruption and exposing unexplained wealth of officials are serious and legitimate public interests.

 

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OkechukwuBiafr1 Useless, they we will also declare the same court as one of their assets

That's the first thing a good leader will do but in this their own case opposite is the case

WHICH COURT ? , THIS A DRAMA & COMEDY , IT'S LAUGHABLE , CRIMINAL'S ,

Baba

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