The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has
directed senior military personnel to declare their assets in compliance with
the code of conduct for public officers.
He stated that personnel entrusted with leadership
responsibility must understand the importance of assets declaration and code of
conduct.
Declaring open, a two-day workshop on ‘Compliance with
Assets Declaration and Code of Conduct for Officers and Soldiers,’ facilitated
by Go-Getters Consulting Ltd., in Abuja on Tuesday, the COAS said the Nigerian Army would partner
with the Code of Conduct Bureau to ensure public morality and accountability in
the conduct of its activities.
Buratai noted that the workshop was important to the Army as it afforded the servicemen the opportunity to fulfil their obligations as public officers in line with the provision of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
He said, “The Nigerian Army under my leadership is desirous
of maintaining the highest standard of accountability in the conduct of our
activities, consistent with the requirements and behaviours of public officers
which conform to the highest standard of probity, public morality, transparency
and accountability.
“Accordingly, I have directed that the workshop be conducted
in the six Army Divisions nationwide. My directive is premised on the belief
that every Army personnel entrusted with leadership responsibility must
understand the importance of Assets Declaration and Code of Conduct for public
officers and comply with all the provisions and requirements.”
The Chairman, CCB,
Isa Mohammed, noted that the challenges confronting the nation were the
result of indiscipline in public life.
Mohammed, who was represented by Prof Samuel Ogundare,
commended the Nigerian Army for organizing the workshop, which he said would
afford the participants the opportunity to fully understand the workings of the
Code of Conduct Bureau and the need for assets declaration.
In his welcome address, the Chief of Army Standards and
Evaluation, Maj. Gen. H. Vintenaba, emphasised that the workshop would help
military officers to understand the consequences of non-compliance with the provisions
of the CCB on assets declaration.
He said, “This workshop is timely as it would offer officers
and soldiers the opportunity to understand fully the requirements for code of
conduct and assets declaration as well as consequences for non-compliance.”
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