The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders says since President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have declared their assets publicly, it is the turn of the number three citizen in the country, Senate President Bukola Saraki, to follow suit.

The Chairman of CACOL, Mr. Debo Adeniran, said this was the only way transparency and true change could be achieved.

Adeniran said this during an interview with our correspondent on Sunday.

The Saraki-led Senate is currently probing the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, while Saraki’s wife is being investigated by the EFCC for alleged financial impropriety.

However, Adeniran said the current anti-corruption drive of the All Progressives Congress-led government would not be complete unless those occupying public offices can prove that they have not illegally enriched themselves.

He said once Saraki declares his assets, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, as well as all principal officers of the National Assembly would also be motivated to do the same.

He said, “Specifically, the principal officers of the National Assembly must declare their assets starting from the Senate President. All ministers and those who will work directly with the President such as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the President’s Chief of Staff must also declare their assets publicly.

“That is how we will know that they have clean hands. Otherwise, they will become conduit pipes through which money will be siphoned from the public purse. Without such declaration, nobody knows how much they might have made after leaving office.”

Adeniran said the wives and children of public office holders must also be subjected to similar scrutiny because they are usually the beneficiaries of ill-gotten wealth.

He added, “It is now the norm that anyone that wants to serve in any position of leadership of the present administration to publicly declare his or her assets because already, we have doubts about how much these individuals have made over the years.

“We want to know how much they are worth and have a benchmark with which we would measure what they would declare at the end of their tenure. Their spouses, children and siblings should also declare their assets since they enjoy whatever must have been received by the public officials.”

Source - http://www.punchng.com/politics/declare-your-assets-publicly-cacol-challenges-saraki/

Its only reasonable that Saraki declares his assets as the No.1 & 2 citizens in the country have done.

He wouldn't dare.

Saraki will prefer to give up his Senate presidency seat than to publicly declare his asset. If it is for Hon. Dogara i know he will do it with utmost pleasure but for Sen. Saraki it's a no go area.

The Bukola Saraki that i know will never try such. That guy reeks of corruption! I heard some people say he has presidential ambitions, I'd vote Asari Dokubo first!

jayfolarin:
The Bukola Saraki that i know will never try such. That guy reeks of corruption! I heard some people say he has presidential ambitions, I'd vote Asari Dokubo first!

lmaooo dude u've got no chill at all.. asari wickedness... I would rather vote Ben Murray

You want to cast him abi? His oga at the top doesn't even have all he's got.

this cacol are jokers.
where did they see buhari's asset declaration?

Like Bukola Saraki like Bola Tinubu.

Same idea of looting, match for match.

Eh! Eh! You want make Forbes remove Dangote from their list of richest black men?

pedel:
He wouldn't dare.

This is a political trap for saraki.

this is easy task for President Saraki.
he can just get one of his bootlickers to announce he has three houses in abuja, 10 in Kwarra, five in lagos (all dashed to him by his dear dead daddy). one farm with chicken and tolo-tolo, and a few shares of savannah bank.
chikena.

he does not have to put anything down on paper.
did you see buhari assets on paper?
signed and sealed?

cunny man die,
...

rafeelly:
lmaooo dude u've got no chill at all.. asari wickedness... I would rather vote Ben Murray