SNG writes CCB, demands for Buhari, governors assets
- Save Nigeria Group (SNG) has invoked the Freedom of Information Act 2011 (FOIA)
- The group has written to the Code of Conduct Bureau demanding to know the assets of former and serving public officers
- The group says its action based on the un-explainable wealth of the public officers
A leading pro-democracy and human rights organisation in Nigeria, Save Nigeria Group (SNG) has written an open letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) demanding the assets of certain past and present public officials.
Invoking the Freedom of Information Act 2011 (FOIA) bill, the group says their request is based on petitions from various Nigerians on the massive wealth of the officials.
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The group informed the CCB that its action is based on the anti-corruption crusade of the present government led by President Muhammadu Buhari.
''Although, we are not under any legal obligation to demonstrate any specific interest in the demand for information under the FOAI, we make this demand pursuant to petitions from various Nigerians with regard to the unexplainable wealth of some political office holders (past and present),'' the group stated.
Among those the group listed for the information request were President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former president, Olusegun Obasanjo.
Others include all serving state governors and their predecessors, all serving Senators and House of House of Representatives members among others.
Interestingly, immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan and his deputy, Namadi Sambo were not listed by the group.
The letter dated Monday, April 11, was signed by the group's national coordinator, Barrister Benedict Ezeagu.
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Earlier today, the executive secretary, Nigeria Extractive Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Waziri Adio, declared his assets publicly.
Source: Legit.ng
