Captainswag225:
maybe i was searching for ur comment. U have gradually become an apc member now. Buhari has cast a spell on y'all. Lol

Mynd44:

They all declare but not publicly. He cant make governors declare their assets publicly. It is a personal choice

989900:


Even privately, before and after, is enough to reduce the unchecked pilferation that presently prospers.

onomeglo:
lolz not at all,I'm just saying wat is ought to be said,fact I'm not an apc supporter,Good morning...

CSTR2:
Of course, i know that.
Ideally declaring before and after is the correct thing to do.
But since Nigerian politicians only declare once, then i choose the better option.
Under the current system, a politician can declare 2million, and embezzle 2billion and nobody will know.

Gbawe:



you guys are unbelievable and you lend credence to the claim that Nigerians are some of the most difficult people in the world to deal with. Buhari declared his asset with the appropriate authority yet you claimed you wanted this made public even as some of us told you his asset will be verified and then made public. Now that the net worth of Buhari has been made public you move on to call it "partial asset declaration" and you are now insinuating, without any tangible evidence whatsoever and as gossipers will do, that "most of his assets are presumed to be in his wife's name".

I hope you understand that the first Lady is not a public official. She is entitled to full privacy and a sensible, fair-minded and politically sophisticated person will appreciate this. In sophisticated climes the public tend to leave the spouse of public officials alone especially when said spouse is well-behaved, keeps a low profile and is not controversial. Our first lady is doing this so far.I think everyone here knows you are biased against Buhari but you must give him credit when he does the right things, as some of us did with Jonathan even if we did not approve of him as a leader, instead of trying to look for new and insignificant ways to fault everything he does. Immediately moving focus to the first lady, after Buhari's asset is made public as you and others vehemently demanded, just shows that you are not genuinely interested in the reformation of Nigeria. You just want to find dishonest, ungracious and petty ways to criticize everything the government does whether good or bad.

Gbawe:


Nigerians should insist leaders declare their asset after leaving office as you state here. One thing bad about Nigeria/Nigerians is that we leave the onus of good governance entirely on leaders without realising our civic duty as the voting electorate in a democracy. After office, no leader, even the entirely honest ones, will make any asset declaration if this is not made made mandatory and if the public does not insist they must see this. Buhari has done the right thing. Let Nigerians too focus on doing the right things that deepen our democracy. Nigerians must learn to hold leaders accountable as others do in the best democracies worldwide. We all have a role to play in the chain of good governance.

Mynd44:

Everyone declares and hides part of the money. They use proxies and stuff like that to buy properties and open accounts

asha80:
I dont think it is constitutionally compulsory

Mynd44:

They all declare but not publicly. He cant make governors declare their assets publicly. It is a personal choice

Captainswag225:
gudmorning!!! Buhari is rich man oo! He lied to nigerians abt being poor

989900:


So would you rather profer we totally abandon asset declaration? Throw checks and balances to the wind?
It won't stop stealing/corruption, but it will go a long way to reduce it, it is far better than no checks, especially when it is done before and after.

BTW, using proxies is not that an easy thing as it is being portrayed. It has actually been a banana peel for some, and law enforcement ain't that st00pid like they pretend to be . . . when they really want to do their jobs.

onomeglo:
hmmmm,that's Nigeria polithiefician for ya,they are not all loyal,including our saint buhari,only God is perfect anyways and they must be exposed in due time

Dharniel:
waiting to see that loud mouth, fayose's asset...

onomeglo:
hmmmm,that's Nigeria polithiefician for ya,they are not all loyal,including our saint buhari,only God is perfect anyways and they must be exposed in due time

Mynd44:

Where did I write that we should not encourage asset declaration? I only said that the media did not report exactly what the president said as the word "Must" made it seem like he intends to force them when he can't.

He only said it was important. Big difference

glassjar1:
THIS MAN WILL END UP LIKE YARADUA

MadCow1:


The Freedom of Information law also allows the public to get access to those information so why exactly are they hiding it?

CSTR2:
Fair enough.
I am sure if we demand buhari declare his assets after leaving office, his fans will call it wailing.

CUM4WHAT:
are u talkn bout 9ja gyals

CSTR2:
Fair enough.
I am sure if we demand buhari declare his assets after leaving office, his fans will call it wailing.

Firefire:
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that governors, ministers and top civil servants must declare their assets

Buhari said the imperative for elected public officials and top civil servants in the category of permanent secretaries was a constitutional obligation. .

The president, who had last week made public his assets, threw the challenge in Accra, Ghana, yesterday where he had gone on a one-day working visit to President John Dramani Mahama.

The Nigerian leader was responding to a question from the Ghanaian press during a joint press conference with Mahama after bilateral talks at the Peduase Lodge in Aburi on how he could impress it on other African leaders and public office holders to emulate him by making assets declaration a priority in governance.

Buhari said assets declaration had been engrained in the Nigerian Constitution, saying he had done such four times since 1975 that he had served the country in various capacities.

His words: “I recall that in 1975 when late Murtala Mohammed became the Head of State, we were lined up in the corridor – governors, ministers, members of the Supreme Military Council – and officials of Ministry of Justice were brought and every individual was made to declare his assets.

“So right now, all heads of state and government, governors, ministers, permanent secretaries will have to declare their assets because it is a constitutional requirement.

“In Nigeria, it is a constitutional issue and that is why I am blaming you gentlemen of the press. If you really want to do investigative journalism, you don’t have to worry me at this stage; I have declared my assets four times.

“When I was governor in 1975, I declared. After being Minister of Petroleum and as a member of Supreme Military Council, I declared. When I was Head of State and now as a President, I also declared.

“I have declared my assets and all that I have four times, and you (the media) have the right to go and demand for my declaration. Instead, I am being harassed.”

Buhari also challenged Nigerian journalists to go and look for details of his assets declaration instead of harassing him with further questions.

He said since he had declared his assets four times since 1975 that he had served in different capacities in the country, the journalists could be more investigative in their work if they could fish out the details.

Buhari said journalists who had been heckling him to publish the details of what he recently declared could do better by just using the law to dig up the records of his four separate declarations since 1975.

On security challenges, the president said the military was gaining ground and lot of progress was being made on the fight against Boko Haram to the extent that the terrorists were now isolated in the Sambisa forest, and would be routed very soon.

He said: “The first thing I did after I came into office was to re-organise the military and clear terms were given to them in terms of retraining, re-equipping and redeployment of troops.

“In the north-east, the military is gaining ground and Boko Haram has been severely limited to the Sambisa Forest.

“Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who moved out because of insurgency are gradually moving back to their constituencies and they are being integrated into their respective communities.”

He further assured the public that he would unveil other members of his cabinet before the end of September this year, failure of which Nigerians could then start to ask him questions.

“After I was sworn-in, I said I would have my cabinet in September and I expect that Nigerians should ask me questions after the 30th of September if I do not do that,” he stressed.

In his remarks, President Mahama commended Buhari’s efforts at galvanising West African nations to support their Lake Chad Basin counterparts to quash Boko Haram through the Multinational Joint Task Force.

He pledged to ensure Ghana plays her part well, including sharing relevant military intelligence with Nigerian authorities.

On the difficulties faced by Nigerians doing business in Ghana, Mahama explained that the law requiring them to pay capital/registration levy of $300,000 would be amended by the Ghanaian parliament as soon as the already approved biometric registration of ECOWAS traders, which begins next year, is completed.



http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/09/govs-ministers-must-declare-assets-buhari/

CSTR2:
Of course, i know that.
Ideally declaring before and after is the correct thing to do.
But since Nigerian politicians only declare once, then i choose the better option.
Under the current system, a politician can declare 2million, and embezzle 2billion and nobody will know.

Mynd44:

I doubt the FOI covers CCB forms. Those are considered personal information of these officials.

Firefire:
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On the difficulties faced by Nigerians doing business in Ghana, Mahama explained that the law requiring them to pay capital/registration levy of $300,000 would be amended by the Ghanaian parliament as soon as the already approved biometric registration of ECOWAS traders, which begins next year, is completed.



http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/09/govs-ministers-must-declare-assets-buhari/

Mynd44:
Nigerian media ain't shít. When did "Imperative" become "must".

The president cannot make it compulsory for state governors to declare anything. He can only force his ministers and political office holders he employed

Mynd44:
Nigerian media ain't shít. When did "Imperative" become "must".

The president cannot make it compulsory for state governors to declare anything. He can only force his ministers and political office holders he employed

Jaymaxxy:

It is not PMB forcing them now but it is a matter of necessity as directed by the constitution. Buhari was sworn in to protect the constitution of the nation, so he has the right to make it compulsory for them.