Kayode OyeroThe Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent Freedom of Information requests to Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. “The general public has a legitimate interest in ascertaining and scrutinising the veracity, exactitude and honesty of information contained in asset declarations submitted by public officials to the CCB. “The information requested is the summary of assets submitted to the CCB pursuant to constitutional and statutory provisions. “This would in turn serve as an incentive to public officials to provide exact information when filing and submitting their asset declarations. READ ALSO: Operation Amotekun: Police, army, NSCDC reject joint patrol with OPC, hunters, othersIt added, “It is in the nature of the democratic political process that Nigerians may legitimately be interested in the conduct of public officials.

Source: Punch January 05, 2020 12:56 UTC