Aides of President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, explained why
the president did not declare his assets publicly. They said he will make his
assets known to Nigerians within the first 100 days of his stay in power in
line with his assertions before the election.
Meanwhile, there were mixed reactions, yesterday, on the
report that the president and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had submitted their
assets declaration to the Code of Conduct Bureau without immediately making
them public.
A civil rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and
Accountability Project, SERAP, argued that it was imperative for the duo to
make public their assets. It said the action will indicate “their desire and
commitment to ending corruption in the country.”
Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari swears to an oath during
his inauguration at the Eagles Square in Abuja, on May 29, 2015. Buhari, 72,
defeated Goodluck Jonathan in March 28 elections -- the first time in Nigeria's
history that an opposition candidate had beaten a sitting president.
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