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PRESIDENT MOHAMMADU BUHARI AND OSIBANJO DECLARES ASSETS

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice
President Yemi Osinbajo have declared
their assets in line with provisions of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria .


This was contained in a statement issued
on Saturday by Buhari’ s Head of Media

Team , Garba Shehu .
The statement said that the Code of
Conduct Bureau on Friday acknowledged
the submission of the two leaders ’ assets
declaration forms.

The forms, the statement said , were
submitted separately on May 28 and
signed for by the organisation’ s Chairman,
Sam Saba .

It said : “ President Buhari ’ s Declarant ID
was given as: ‘ President : 000001/2015 ′ .
“ The Nigerian Constitution states in
Chapter VI Section 140, that a person
elected to the office of President shall not
begin to perform the functions of that
office until he has declared his assets and
liabilities as prescribed in the
Constitution . ”

By declaring their assets , the statement
said that President Buhari and Vice
President Osinbajo may have not only
fulfilled the requirements of the Nigerian
Constitution , but also fulfilled the first of
their many campaign promises .

It noted that while seeking election into the
highest office in the land , the President
had promised Nigerians that he would
publicly declare his assets as soon as he
took over government.
Source: the nation

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