The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has mandated President
Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi
Osinbajo, governors and other public officers whose tenure ends on May 29 must
submit their end-of-tenure asset declaration forms on May 28, 2019.
The directive affects all public officials whose tenure ends
on May 29, except the outgoing 8th National Assembly, who still have until June
8, 2019 to declare their assets.
Paragraphs 1 to 16 of the Part II of the Fifth Schedule of
the Nigerian Constitution lists the categories of public officers who must
periodically declare their assets to the CCB.
However, those affected with the closing of the 2015 – 2019
political dispensation by virtue of the constitutional provision are the President, Vice-President, President and Deputy
President of the Senate, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of
Representatives and Speakers and Deputy Speakers of state Houses of Assembly and all members of
legislative houses.
The rests are Governors and Deputy Governors, the Attorney
General of the Federation and Attorney General of each state, ministers,
commissioners and Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Paragraph 11 of the Part 1 to the Fifth Schedule to the constitution
compels public officers to declare their assets to the CCB “immediately after
taking office and thereafter:
“(a) at the end of every four years; and
“(b) at the end of his term of office, submit to the Code of
Conduct Bureau a written declaration of all his properties, assets, and
liabilities and those of his unmarried children under the age of eighteen
years.”
The “guidelines” for assets declaration accessed on the
website of the bureau on Friday says a declarant must declare their
assets within 30 days of being issued the assets declaration form.
Paragraph 2, of the guidelines reads, “Every declarant is
required by law to declare his/her assets/liability including that of his
spouse(s) who is not a public officer and children under 18 years, honestly, sincerely
and submit same to the bureau within 30 days of the receipt of the forms.”
Paragraph 7 of the guidelines added, “Every public officer
is to note that it is the requirement of the law to declare his/her
assets/liabilities on:
“(a) assumption of office;
“(b) At the end of his term of office, “(c) At interval of
four years for public officers on continuous employment of government whether
federal, state or local government:
“(d) and at such other intervals as the Bureau may determine
from time to time.”
The Chief Press Officer of the CCB, Mrs Charity Utok, on
Thursday, said the incoming political office holders were given up to three
months to make their declarations to the CCB, while the outgoing ones must do
so as soon as they “step out” of office.
According to her, failure to do so at the appropriate time
would be filing charges against such defaulters at the Code of Conduct
Tribunal.
She added, “Anyone who fails to declare their assets will be
taken before the tribunal.
“Those in the asset declaration section of the tribunal will
compile their names and they will be charged before the tribunal for trial.”
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