The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Good Governance has said it will take legal action against the Code of Conduct Bureau in its bid to ensure assets declared by elected officials are made available to Nigerians. The coalition made this known on Tuesday while addressing the media in Lagos, where it criticised the CCB for always disregarding the Freedom of Information Act sent to it seeking to get the details of assets declared by political officeholders in the country.
Kidnappers, Bandits, Boko Haram Terrorists, ‘Yahoo Boys’ May Occupy Government Offices In Nigeria One Day, Says CoalitionThe coalition made this known on Tuesday while addressing the media in Lagos, where it criticised the CCB for always disregarding the Freedom of Information Act sent to it seeking to get the details of assets declared by political officeholders in the country.
The coalition added that it had been discovered that some political officer holders are in the habit of declaring assets they are yet to own before entering office knowing they would have access to the public treasury to enrich themselves while in government. “You also know how difficult it is to obtain information despite the passage of FIA. Most of the time, we had to depend on inside sources to get information.
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