Code Of Conduct Bureau Gives Reason Why They Will Not Make Buhari’s Assets Public

The Code of Conduct Bureau has said that it will not public knowledge the details of assets declared by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo due to limitations in federal laws preventing such release.

The presidency said those details will be made available after the Code of Conduct Bureau authenticates claims in the declaration forms.

There has been controversy following the inability of President Buhari and his Deputy Osinbajo to release details of their assets since their inauguration May 29, despite the promise to do so.A civil rights group called Stop Impunity Nigeria had on June 1, 2015 applied to the CCB to request copies of the completed assets declaration forms by the President and his deputy in response to Buhari’s promise to publicly declare his assets.

But, in its response the CCB declined the request, citing the absence of prescribed law by the National Assembly authorizing the release of such information to the public.

It stated that the constitution empowered it to decline any request, which it considered an invasion of personal privacy.