Nigeria’s President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that those seeking political appointments in his administration must declare their assets before taking office and before leaving.
Speaking during an interview with Sahara TV on Sunday, Mr President-elect disclosed that this process would encourage accountability and reduce corruption.
He said: “All those that were governors, ministers, permanent secretaries, head of foreign staff and all those with political appointments will have to declare their assets on the assumption of their appointment and definitely with the courts. And once they leave they have to re-declare their assets.”
Maintaining that last-minute defectors would not be given appointments in his government, Buhari further promised not to interfere with the judiciary in the fight against corruption but would strengthen the nation’s justice system.
He stated that his administration would not “become embroiled in investigation of every ministry, and then the government will not have time to move forward.”
Reacting to the depletion of the Excess Crude Account, the President-elect slammed the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
If we recall, Okonjo-Iweala had said a significant portion of the billions of dollars drained from ECA over the past two years was distributed to governors instead of being saved for a rainy day.
However, Buhari said the finance minister’s excuse was not acceptable.
“I’m afraid the finance minister has no cause to complain because the governors cannot force the central government to act outside the constitution,” he said.
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