CCB tells Tinubu, others to submit asset declaration forms before May 29

The Code of Conduct Bureau has ordered the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima and 28 incoming governors to declare their assets before May 29.

Other officials, including senators-elect and Reps-elect, are expected to declare their assets before  June 5 when they would be sworn in.

The CCB spokesperson, Mrs Veronica Kato, told newsmen in Abuja that asset declaration was an integral part of the swearing-in ceremony, according to the law.

She disclosed that several elected officials had started picking their assets declaration forms at the CCB state offices nationwide and that they were expected to submit the filled copies to the bureau before the inauguration day.

The outgoing officials, including presidential aides, 28 state governors and their cabinet members, National Assembly and state assembly members and local government chairmen will equally obtain the assets declaration forms from the CCB and submit the same in line with the 1999 constitution.

However, it is unclear if President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other public officials had declared their assets preparatory to leaving office in compliance with the requirements of the law.

The constitution stipulates that all public officers shall declare their assets and liabilities on the assumption of office and at the end of their tenure of office.

The affected officials are required to provide detailed information including but not limited to the number, types, address, and value of properties so declared and the date of acquisition as well as income derivable from the properties where appropriate.

The declarations are subject to verification by the CCB officers.