President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all outgoing
officials to declare their assets.
In a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson,
Buhari said his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of assets
declaration before and after taking office was aimed at strengthening best
practices.
Speaking in Abuja after collecting his form from Isah
Mohammed, chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Buhari said no one was
excluded from the constitutional duty of assets declaration.
The president noted that assets declaration raises moral
standards in public service and helps to build integrity and combat corruption.
“I signed, collected
and acknowledged receiving my form. From here, I will ask my bank manager in
Kaduna to show me what has gone in and out of my account,” Buhari said.
“Nobody is excluded from declaring their assets. I expect
everyone from the Vice-President downwards to follow the system.”
Also speaking, Mohammed said compliance by the president in
the last eight years and the support he gave to the bureau has enabled it to
achieve 99 percent compliance by elected and appointed officials.
He also acknowledged the support of the president in the
achievement of the digitization of bureau’s services and operations which
helped the organisation to investigate cases with greater efficiency.
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