CCB: Compliance with asset declaration higher under Buhari

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) says the compliance of public officials with the law in declaring their assets has increased under the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Also, Mohammed Idris, the bureau’s head of press and protocol unit, said the assets declared by other top government officials, such as Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Senate President Bukola Saraki, had also been verified.

Idris, who dismissed reports that the verification process was ongoing, said there has been increased level of compliance with asset declaration under the current administration.

“The bureau wishes to inform the general public that it has since concluded the verification of assets declared by those mentioned in the said publication,” the statement read.

“Therefore, the said publication is another trick to misinform the public so as to undermine the ongoing trials of cases of false declaration of assets before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

“It could be observed that since the inception of the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari, the rate of compliance by public officials in responding to assets declaration has greatly increased.

“The bureau will like to use this medium to appeal to those who are yet to declare their assets to visit the Asokoro, Head Office of No 23, Halle Salasi Street  Asokoro, Abuja to collect, fill and submit same to the office.”

Assets declaration has remained a controversial topic in the polity since Saraki was slammed with a 16-count charge of corruption and alleged false declaration of assets.