Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Monday, threatened to initiate criminal
proceedings against any of the five sacked governors found to have
violated paragraph 11 of the 5th schedule to the 1999 Constitution, by
failing to declare his personal assets in line with statutory
provisions.
In what appears to be the first major move against the former
governors, who were sacked from their offices by the Supreme Court on
Friday, CCB, via a press statement in Abuja, yesterday, ordered them to
submit their completed assets declaration forms within 30 days or face
prosecution.
The affected ex-governors are Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Ibrahim Idris
(Kogi), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto) and Murtala
Nyako of Adamawa State.
The statement by Head, Press & Public Relations Unit of CCB, Mrs
Iyabo Akinwale, read in part: “The ex-governors are expected to declare
their assets at the end of their tenure in office and also do same at
the beginning of tenure if re-elected.
“The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, would like to remind all former
governors, recently relieved of their offices, and who are yet to
declare their assets on vacation of office in accordance with paragraph
11 of the 5th Schedule to the 1999 Constitution, to do so without delay.
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