GROUP BLAST APC GOVERNORS FOR REFUSING TO DECLARE THEIR ASSETS.

My candid view about assets declaration whether public
or secretly is this; these declarations do not in itself reduce
corruption because truthfully,these public office holders
have become so good in perpetrating corruption that they
can divert funds right under your nose without you even knowing.
well, back to the news!

The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has
come hard on the decision of governors of the ruling All
Progressives Congress, APC, not to publicly declare
their assets as President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice
President, Yemi Osinbajo have done.
It will be recalled that the APC governors said it was
not compulsory for them to declare their assets
publicly and that they would not be pressured into
following the President’s example, adding that there
was no law mandating them to publicly state the worth
of their assets and liabilities.
Reacting to this, the Executive Director, CACOL, Mr.
Debo Adeniran, in a statement on Saturday, dismissed
the governors’ excuse, saying it was a known fact that
public assets declaration, a standard practice in the
developed world, increases transparency and the trust
of citizens in their elected representatives.
According to Adeniran, as a matter of fact, politicians
and publicly exposed persons who disclosed
information about their assets showed that they had
nothing to hide.
Adeniran said: “It is preposterous that governors who
rode on the back of President Buhari’s integrity to
victory could turn around to claim they are not under
obligation to follow in his footsteps as regards public
declaration of assets.
“Even if the constitution doesn’t make it mandatory for
public office holders to make assets declaration public,
why couldn’t they do it on moral ground? It is morally
wrong for any governor to hide under the ambiguity of
the constitution to defend public declaration of assets.”
The CACOL boss, insisted that assets declaration was
one of the many tools that can help curb the pervasive
corruption ravaging the country.
“It would also translate to a clear evidence of
seriousness and sincerity on the part of our politicians
in their quest to fighting and eradicating corruption
from our land. The stand of the governors is highly
reprehensible and must be condemned by every well-
meaning Nigerian,” Adeniran said.