You should start with telling Tinubu to publicly declare his assets, Nigerians tell EFCC chairman who asked staff to declare assets
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Many Nigerians have criticised Ola Olukoyode, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, for asking his staff members to declare their assets while remaining silent on public office holders.
The EFCC had released a statement to announce Olukoyode’s charge to its officials at the corporate headquarters of the commission in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to Olukoyode, he and Muhammad Hammajoda, the commission’s secretary, had declared their assets. He now expects his subordinates to do the same.
“All of us are going to declare our assets; from level 17 downward. I did mine, so there’s no reason for anyone to be afraid to do the same. Even the commission secretary did. You all may also have done it in the past, but there’s need for all of us to do it again,” Olukoyode told EFCC officials on Tuesday.
“We will declare our assets, and we are going to investigate it. We must live above board by setting the pace with good examples. As anti-corruption fighters, our hands must be clean, so we must declare our assets.
“Some may not like me, but I am going to do the right thing and treat everybody equally irrespective of religion, ethnicity and region.”
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Many citizens do not trust public office holders in Nigeria. These officials are often accused of mismanaging public resources to fund extravagant lifestyles.
“But Tinubu and his ministers did not declare their assets. You can start with Tinubu,” Moises responded on X.
Saint Dikachi, another X user, said, “What about politicians? Starting from President?”
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) last asked Tinubu to collect the asset declaration form days before his May 29 presidential inauguration. Pressure groups have since asked the president to publicly declare his assets.
Umaru Yar’Adua became the first Nigerian president to publicly declare his assets in 2007. Yar’Adua’s total assets were N856,452,892, including Turai, his wife’s assets worth N19 million.
