Read Why Activists Group Is Challenging Buhari’s 36 Ministers

The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has reportedly challenged all the 36 ministers serving in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet.

The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has challenged all the 36 ministers serving in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet to declare their assets.

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The group which is said to be one of Nigeria’s foremost anti-corruption coalitions in a statement issued on Sunday, January 3, signed by its chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, tasked the ministers to publicly declare their assets in synchronization with the ongoing fight against corruption.

According to the group, when the ministers publicly declare their assets, it will go a long way to prove the determination of the ministers to key into President Buhari’s non tolerance for corruption as well as his promise to operate a transparent government.

The CSNAC pointed out that Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo acted according to the law as prescribed in Section 140 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), and declared their assets publicly.

The group also noted that the gesture by the President and his vice demonstrated good example and expected all the ministers to follow suit.

The statement read: “This was also in fulfillment of their campaign promise of running a transparent government as well as eradicating corruption in the country.

“Public declaration of assets usually aids the assessment of public officers and will help in monitoring of public office holders and ultimately reveal those who corruptly enriched themselves while in office, paving way for proper punishment and sanctions against them.

“As public officers it is expected that the ministers should also declare their assets in line with this administration’s quest to run a transparent and corrupt free government. With the President and his Vice having shown a great example by declaring their assets, the ministers should also follow suit without further delay. The President, in his ‘my covenant with Nigerians’, promised to ‘encourage’ his ministers to publicly declare their assets. The President is hereby reminded of his promise and called to act appropriately.

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“CSNAC therefore calls on all ministers to publicly declare their assets as a matter of priority. By so doing, they will have shown their readiness to complement the President’s zero tolerance for corruption and promise in the actualisation of a transparent and corrupt free Nigeria.”

Meanwhile, a member of the National Peace Committee, Rev Matthew Kukah, had earlier advocated that ministers of President Buhari should declare their assets publicly as the president and his vice did.

But a source within the presidency had

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