President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, commenced his exit assets declaration processes by receiving the Declaration of Assets Forms from the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Professor Isah Mohammed.
Buhari, who received the forms at the State House in Abuja, also directed all outgoing officials of the administration, both elected and appointed, to follow his example, saying no one is excluded from the Constitutional duty of assets declaration.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari said all officials, from the Vice President downwards, must collect the assets declaration form, fill and return it as he has done.
While speaking after receiving the forms, Buhari said his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of assets declaration before and after taking office is aimed at strengthening best practices, raising moral standards in Public Service, helping to build integrity and combating 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. Nobody is excluded from declaring their assets. I expected everyone from the Vice President downwards to follow the system,” he said.
Mohammed said compliance by the President in the last eight years and the support he had given to the Bureau had enabled it to achieve 99% compliance by elected and appointed officials.
He also acknowledged the support of the President in the achievement of the digitization of its services and operations thereby helping the organisation to open investigation of cases with greater efficiency.
