Shehu Sani Says Public Office Holders Must “Come To Equity With Clean Hands” Wants All Assets Declared Public

Nigerian Senator, Shehu Sani has called on the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB to publicly publish assets declared by Nigerian Public officials since 1999 in the light of the alleged false declaration of assets owned by Senate President Bukola Saraki.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, the Kaduna State Senator of the All Progressives Congress, APC said the law allows public office holders the privilege to declare their assets in confidence at the CCB but it does not bar the CCB the from making public all the declaration made by public office holders.

He then urged the Bureau to declare all assets public.

He wrote” The CCB should go ahead and publish all declaration made by public office holders from 1999 to date as empowered by the freedom of information act;This will enable the masses to form “Transparency vigilante groups” and move around to verify claims and depositions made,to compliment the manpower deficiency of the CCB.”

The activist however added that “The masses deserve to know the material worth of ALL ALL their elected and appointed public office holders. ”

The senator who has been a supporter of Bukola Saraki shortly after the National Assembly Leadership tussle said, every public office holder must come to equity with clean or at least not dirty hand.

“Nigerians must demand full disclosure from the CCB.”

“PMB,by his public declaration, has set a high moral standard that must be abided by those who particularly lay claim to the change agenda.” The statement concluded…