By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has warned that public servants who fails to declare all their assets with the Bureau should be ready to forfeit them to the government.
The public servants here includes civil servants, Political office holders, etc
The Commission also pointed out that "If you earn any form of salary from the Nigerian government, your Assets and Liabilities Declaration Form is not optional. It is a constitutional obligation".
According to the CCB, “Declare or Forfeit” means that the said assets so acquired must be fully disclosed or risk losing it automatically to the government
"Under the law administered by the Code of Conduct Bureau, every public officer must submit a truthful and complete declaration of assets.
"Part of what you must declare include Land and buildings, Bank accounts, cash, and investments; vehicles and other valuable property; business interests and shares; jewellery, artworks, and other high-value assets.
"Failure to declare them or inability to justify how such asset was acquired may trigger forfeiture proceedings. In such cases, the property can be legally transferred to the Nigerian government.
"If you are paid from public funds, transparency is your protection. Therefore, all public servants must declare their assets honestly, and must declare completely to avoid forfeiture", the Code of Conduct Bureau stayed. NNL.
