barcanista:
Vice President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan-PDP
Jonathan publishes assets, worth N295m
From Madu Onuorah, Abuja
The Guardian Online
Thursday, August 9 2007.

VICE President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday succumbed to public demand that he release the details of the assets he declared before the Code of Conduct Bureau. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, the Vice President put his total assets at N295, 304, 420.

On June 28, 2007, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua published details of his assets, which he put at N856.64 million.

Details of the assets, which Jonathan declared on May 30, 2007 before Justice Muktar N. Dodo of the Abuja High Court, show that the Vice President has no foreign account or assets.

Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President (Media and Communications), Mr. Ima Niboro, who released the details of the assets to journalists at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said in a press statement: "This merely shows that in the affairs of man, there comes a time when even the law must take a second place, and the public mood must define our actions."

Niboro added: "To the Vice President, this is such a time, hence the choice to send you a copy of his declaration for publication. There is nothing to hide, as you can very well see!"

A breakdown of the assets showed that the Vice President's private buildings are worth N67, 990,000. These include a four-bedroom duplex in Kpansia, Yenagoa, valued at N15 million, a four-flat storey extension of the family house in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, valued at N10 million and a four-flat storey building at Otuoke, Ogbia Local Council, which was bombed days before his inauguration as Vice President, valued at N18 million. There is also a five-bedroom personal residence in Gwarinpa, Abuja, worth N24.99 million.

Under the vehicles and household items, Jonathan declared a total assets of N41.8 million. They include a BMW car in Abuja valued at N15 million, generators, electronics, air conditioners, furniture, kitchen utensils and others in Kpansia, Yenagoa, Otuoke, and Gwarimpa costed at N26 million. The BMW was declared as a gift while the other items were said to be gift or procured from savings.

He also declared some vacant and undeveloped plots as worth N60.538 million. They include five undeveloped plots of land in Bayelsa State, two undeveloped plots of land in Cadastral Zone BO2 and AO6 in Abuja .

Jonathan listed N62, 072, 200 million as accruing from income yielding investments. This comprises investments in stocks managed by City-Code Trust and Investment Company Limited. He categorised them as 16 different stocks in Nigerian blue-chip companies.

The Vice President said that he has four 16-seater passengers' boats for hiring by companies and other agencies.

According to him, total cash in Nigerian banks (Bank PHB, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, UBA and others is N58.984 million. He stated that the total income includes personal savings and income from his investments, among them performing stocks and hiring of the boats.

Niboro said that the assets declared did not include those of Jonathan's wife, because "the wife of the Vice President is a public officer, being on the staff of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education, Yenagoa."

"She could, on her own, being in service, declare her assets through laid-down procedures," he added.

Niboro added that Jonathan's children, being under the mandatory age of 18, do not own assets.

Noting the controversy that Jonathan's reluctance at releasing the assets had caused, Niboro said: "There is no question that the issue of the publication of the Vice President's assets declaration has been the source of vigorous debate in the mass media in the past week or so. There have been strong opinions on both sides of this emerging, if unnecessary, divide."

He added: "His Excellency, the Vice President, is a firm believer in the rule of law, and this has guided his conduct in public office through the years. It is this belief that also guided his position that having fulfilled the requirements of the law by declaring his assets for a total of seven times, there was no point in going further to publish the declaration."

The Vice President's aide regretted that "this position has generated an unfortunate storm, which is not only distractive but also quite unnecessary. We are worried that some newspapers and citizens we hold in high esteem have joined the fray. To the Vice President, this is such a time, hence the choice to send you a copy of his declaration for publication. There is nothing to hide, as you can very well see."

Jonathan's failure to release the details of his assets had generated a storm particularly because President Yar'Adua had set the standard by making his own public.

The public, which had lauded the President's action, had expressed concern that the moral high ground on which the government could proceed with its avowed anti-graft war would be undermined if the Vice President did not follow suit.

The Code of Conduct Act, which prescribes the declaration of assets for public officers, is silent on whether the document should be made public or not, therefore leaving it at the discretion of the affected persons.

Jonathan, had in the defence of his decision not to make the assets public, cited the bombing of his country home in Yenagoa shortly before he took office as a strong disincentive.

He also challenged key officials of the opposition party, the Action Congress (AC), which had been at the forefront of the campaign, to also make public their assets.

Jonathan particularly threw the challenge at the current Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, his predecessor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and AC's national spokesman, Lai Mohammed.

None of them is yet to accede to the request.

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Jesusloveyou:
who open ur cage? before u enter cage again, pls tell us d net worth of gej as of may 29,

barcanista:
He should Publicly declare his asset

soe:
Op is daft

joseph1832:
Here you go my simple minded friend. www.news24.com.ng/Elections/News/Nigerian-Military-finds-Buharis-certificate-20150405 and please note that you've just shown that you're a Baboon!.

barcanista:
None of them told us to wait for Code of Conduct Bureau. Both men assets were published by their respective Media Aides. What stops "Mr integrity" Buhari from publishing details of his asset and those of Aisha?

AC/APC SpokesmanLai Mohammed.- July 2007 on Asset Declaration Call
“We will stick to the issues by renewing our call on His Excellency, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, to toe the path of
honour by publishing the assets he has now declared seven times in line with the leadership shown by his boss, President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Those at the helm of the nation's affairs owe it a duty to the citizens who supposedly elected them, not only to be transparent, but also to be seen to be so. The leadership of the country has shown the way and it is only honourable not necessarily as a matter of law for members of his team to follow suit. It is therefore imperative, not even mandated
by law, for the VP to stop hiding behind one finger and publish his assets declaration immediately”.

www.expatnigeria.com/the-fuss-over-vps-asset-declaration/

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Nicepoker:
what is this thing saying

soe:
ur fada is a thing. Do you know who u are talking to?

So you don't know that there are herbalists on nairaland?

Don't dare me

rabimlomo:


How you turn to start hating so much someone you so much admire and respect not so long ago keeps baffling me.

Nicepoker:
to a castrated male soe of cos. Herbalist? Is nairaland a shrine?

soe:
u want to find out abi?

Give me ur name and ur mothers name if u r sure she is the one that gave birth 2 u

Mogidi:
@barcanista
The PIB has been passed, just saw the alert now.

Mogidi:


I'd expect that to be included in future, the senate abandoned the bill, just read it now. Only the HOR passed the PIB, its a long way yet.

mistypiper:

He also challenged key officials of the opposition party, the Action Congress (AC), which had been at the forefront of the campaign, to also make public their assets.

Jonathan particularly threw the challenge at the current Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, his predecessor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and AC's national spokesman, Lai Mohammed.

None of them is yet to accede to the request.

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These ones in bold can never declare, I fit bet my life..

barcanista:
Pres. Umaru Musa Yar'adua(The Pacesetter)-PDP
President's Public Assets Declaration: Yar'adua Worth N856m

Vanguard (Lagos)
NEWS
29 June 2007

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barcanista:
Vice President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan-PDP
Jonathan publishes assets, worth N295m
From Madu Onuorah, Abuja
The Guardian Online
Thursday, August 9 2007.

VICE President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday succumbed to public demand that he release the details of the assets he declared before the Code of Conduct Bureau. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, the Vice President put his total assets at N295, 304, 420.

On June 28, 2007, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua published details of his assets, which he put at N856.64 million.

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barcanista:
None of them told us to wait for Code of Conduct Bureau. Both men assets were published by their respective Media Aides. What stops "Mr integrity" Buhari from publishing details of his asset and those of Aisha?

AC/APC SpokesmanLai Mohammed.- July 2007 on Asset Declaration Call
“We will stick to the issues by renewing our call on His Excellency, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, to toe the path of honour by publishing the assets he has now declared seven times in line with the leadership shown by his boss, President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Those at the helm of the nation's affairs owe it a duty to the citizens who supposedly elected them, not only to be transparent, but also to be seen to be so. The leadership of the country has shown the way and it is only honourable not necessarily as a matter of law for members of his team to follow suit. It is therefore imperative, not even mandated by law, for the VP to stop hiding behind one finger and publish his assets declaration immediately”.
www.expatnigeria.com/the-fuss-over-vps-asset-declaration/

Cc firefire anonimo mogidi dearpreye severussnape descartes

Lemon12:
your father is daft

barcanista:
I don't hate anybody Sir!

Jesusloveyou:
Is my eye deceiving me,i can't see d second president, or is op high on weed again.

Ariel20:
GEJ declared his asset as a VP not as a President.. We are not fools.

slimmy05:
The NCP governorship aspirant spoke at length about the bogus pension scheme for governors and deputy governor.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/why-i-ll-review-lagos-govs-deputies-severance-package-akele