Make the Secret Declaration of your Assets Public; Adegboruwa Tells President Buhari.

     President Buhari and Vice president Osinbajo

A Lagos based Lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has criticised the secret declaration of assets by President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo, as contrary to their solemn promises that they made openly and willingly to Nigerians during the campaign that brought them to the office.

The lawyer, who argued that it is a breach of trust for president Muhamadu Buhari to declare his assets secretly to the Code of Conduct alone as against his promises during his campaign for making so known to the public.


 He said “it is indeed unfortunate and too early for Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, to be turning against the solemn promises he made to Nigerians. The only thing that will make General Buhari not to declare his assets publicly now, is that he wants to shield others who are to work with him, who probably have so many skeletons in their cupboards, that they can’t afford to share with Nigerians.”

It is thus gratifying to note that the General has declared his assets, with the code of conduct bureau, but he has to go a step further than that, by making the contents of such declarations public. He will not be the first President to do that; Yaradua did it, Jonathan once did it, when he was still in tune with Nigerians, at the early stage of his public life.

Government is run on trust and integrity; and this was one of the selling points for Buhari during his campaign, when he made a solemn covenant with Nigerians. There is no reason to turn away from that path of honor which he has promised Nigerians.

The President should be a man of his words and not go about taking Nigerians for granted, so early in his regime. The assets must be declared publicly, so that all others working with Buhari will take a cue from him, he concluded.