Former President Muhammadu Buhari submitted his assets declaration form to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) days after leaving office. His spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the CCB acknowledged receipt of the president's form on June 3. He emphasized that this asset declaration is in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Constitution.
In the assets declaration form, Buhari stated that his movable assets did not increase both within Nigeria and abroad. He also confirmed that he did not open any new bank accounts apart from the one he already had in Union Bank, Kaduna. Furthermore, the former President declared that he did not take any loans and does not have any liabilities.
However, Buhari did mention that the number of farm animals he owned had decreased as he had given some of them as gifts during his time in office. Shehu shared this information on Twitter, stating that Buhari's completed asset declaration form shows zero debt and includes a slight decrease in the number of animals on his farm due to the ones he gave away as gifts over the past four years.
The asset declaration form is a requirement outlined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) and is mandatory for all public officers, including elected, appointed, recruited, and contracted individuals. It obligates them to declare their assets and liabilities upon assuming office and at the end of their tenure. The law stipulates that declarants must disclose their own assets and liabilities as well as those of their spouse (if not a public officer) and children below 18 years of age. The forms must be submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau within 30 days of receipt.
