WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's
transport minister, a close ally of
Prime Minister Donald Tusk,
resigned on Friday after
prosecutors said he may have
broken the law by failing to
declare his ownership of a
$6,600(N1,047,420.00) wristwatch.
Tusk told reporters he had
accepted Slawomir Nowak's
resignation, though he said he
would welcome him back to his
old job if the investigation
cleared him of any wrong-doing.
Nowak, 38, had been tipped by
some as a future prime minister.
Earlier this year, Polish media
reported on how he had a
fondness for wearing expensive
watches, including Swiss brands
such as Hublot and Ulysse Nardin.
At the time, Nowak denied any
wrongdoing and said that the
watches had been loaned to him
or were gifts from his family.
The allegations could dent the
reputation for probity that Tusk's
government has established. The
government's popularity has
been falling in recent months,
according to opinion polls.
On Friday, the prosecutor's office
said it had written to parliament
saying there was "justified
suspicion" that Nowak had
broken the law by failing to
disclose ownership of the watch.
"In the course of the
investigation it has been
determined that Slawomir
Nowak has owned a watch
purchased for the amount of
20,500 zlotys ($6,600)," the
district prosecutor's office said in
a statement.
Nowak is a member of
parliament and so has immunity
from prosecution. Prosecutors
can only take him to court if
parliament votes to strip him of
his immunity.
Nowak is required by law to
disclose all belongings which
have a value above 10,000 zlotys.
Nowak made no public comment
on Friday and the transport
ministry declined to comment.

oothoney: This caught my eyes as I was going through reuters news feed and I pray we start hearing news like this in Nigeria soon...

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's transport minister, a close ally of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, resigned on Friday after prosecutors said he may have broken the law by failing to declare his ownership of a $6,600 wristwatch.

Can't we achieve this in Nigeria...let's discuss