by Kolapo Olapoju
Newly sworn-in, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have declared their assets.
According to the head of Buhari’s media team, Garba Shehu, the asset declaration was done in line with provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The development was communicated in a statement released on Saturday, stating that the Code of Conduct Bureau had on Friday acknowledged the submission of Buhari and Osinbajo’s assets declaration forms.
The forms were reportedly submitted separately on May 28 and signed for by the organisation’s Chairman, Sam Saba.
The statement said in part: “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.”
