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Buhari Speaks With Saharatv, Said He Will Force Ministers To Declare Assets by superneutral(m): 6:32pm On Apr 12, 2015
President-Elect Buhari spoke exclusively with
SaharaTV on how he plans to deal with corruption,
the government’s finances, Boko Haram, and Nigeria’s
economy. Most notably he blamed Minister Iweala for
the financial situation in Nigeria, and that he will
make his Ministerial appointees declare their assets to
the public.
When asked about statements from Minister of
Finance Iweala on the fiscal conditions and
government spending in Nigeria, President-Elect
Buhari told SaharaTV that “I’m afraid the Finance
Minister has no cause to complain because the
governors cannot force the central government to act
outside the Constitution.”
President-Elect Buhari firmly stated that “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.” He said this would ensure
greater accountability among public servants.
However, he did tell SaharaTV that he does not plan
to interfere with the judiciary and whatever action it
may take pursuing corrupt public officials. He stated
that his administration would not “become embroiled
in investigation every ministry, then the government
will not have time to move forward.”
On the contentious issue of Oil Block ownership in
Nigeria, and an equitable distribution of the country’s
wealth, he suggested that partisan politics in Nigeria
is the cause of inequitability in the oil sector.
President-Elect Buhari claimed that he wanted to
professionalize the oil sector in Nigeria. He said that
the “proliferation of oil fields to people who don’t even
know what it is, is one of the messes partisan politics
has brought.” Within the equitable distribution of
wealth and job creation for youth, the President-Elect
pointed to the APC manifesto calling for greater
emphasis on mining and agriculture development.
When pressed on rumors that former president
Obasanjo was exercising inordinate influence on
Buhari's administration he said, "I think that people
have to accept the realities of Nigeria’s political
development. General Olusegun Obasanjo is the only
living Nigerian that led Nigeria for more than 11 years,
so for anybody to think that General Obasanjo is
irrelevant or he was trying to push his influence over
issues, I think is being uncharitable and not being fair
to Nigeria’s political development."
President-Elect Buhari is now confronted with the
challenge of appointing a ministerial and cabinet
team, and he has stated publicly that PDP defectors
should not expect to receive Minister appointments.

http://saharareporters.com/2015/04/12/breaking-president-elect-buhari-speaks-saharatv-slams-iweala-and-will-force-ministers
Re: Buhari Speaks With Saharatv, Said He Will Force Ministers To Declare Assets by Acekidc4(m): 6:41pm On Apr 12, 2015
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E don done for Corrupt Politicians!!
Re: Buhari Speaks With Saharatv, Said He Will Force Ministers To Declare Assets by jascon1(m): 1:30pm On Apr 17, 2015
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