The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday said the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) is not obligated to disclose former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari's assets declaration forms.
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday said the Code of Conduct Bureau is not obligated to disclose former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari's assets declaration forms. The plaintiffs had also sought the release of assets declaration information of former Vice-Presidents Namadi Sambo and Yemi Osinbajo as well as other serving and…
However, the trial court in November 2017 declined the plaintiffs’ request on the basis that the Freedom of Information Act upon which the application was made conflicts with some provisions of the Constitution – the supreme law of Nigeria. The justice held said the National Assembly has yet to comply with the statutory obligation imposed on it to prescribe modalities for the release of assets declaration information of public officers in the country.
“The Freedom of Information Act cannot impose an obligation on the CCB in defiance to declare an unambiguous provision of the constitution.” “In the final analysis, the appellants issue one is resolved in favour of the respondent against the appellant. The appeal lacks merit and it is accordingly dismissed,” Mr Abang said.Two civil society organizations: the Public and Private Development Centre and the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy , had sued the CCB at the Federal High Court in Abuja, requesting the bureau to release the assets declaration information of Jonathan and Buhari.
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