Ex-President Buhari's Assets Didn't Increase In Eight Years; His Only Bank Account Is Domiciled In Kaduna – Spokesman, Garba Shehu

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June 3, 2023
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Shehu on Saturday said this could be seen in the assets declaration form Buhari submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
 

Garba Shehu, spokesman to former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that his principal’s assets did not increase throughout the eight years he spent in office.
Shehu on Saturday said this could be seen in the assets declaration form Buhari submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
According to Shehu, the completed declaration showed that Buhari’s movable assets did not increase, at home in Nigeria or outside and he did not add new bank accounts outside the only one he had in Union Bank, Kaduna.
He said. “Former President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, in line with Chapter 6 of the constitution. The CCB today issued an acknowledgement receipt. The completed declaration shows that his movable assets did not increase, at home in Nigeria or outside and did not add new bank accounts outside the only one he had in Union Bank, Kaduna.
“He has taken no loans and has no liability. The number of animals in his farm recorded a little decrease due to the number he gave out as gifts in the last four years.”
 

Shehu’s reaction is coming hours after President Bola Tinubu said he inherited both liabilities and assets from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, adding that no budget or penny had been removed by his (Tinubu’s) government.
Tinubu had said this on Friday during his first meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governor under the umbrella of the Progressive Governors Forum at the Council Chamber, Abuja.
He had said, “This is about Nigerian project, not about Bola Tinubu. I don’t have dealership in petroleum products and I don't intend to have one.
"The situation that we have seen is one, I inherited, and it is fundamental, I inherited assets and liabilities of my predecessor.
"No budget, no penny that has been removed. This is the first time you are entering the Council Chamber, this is the first time I'm entering it too. But we have to push on. We have to make decisions that affect all of us.
"You as progressive thinkers, under the umbrella of our, have a very serious role to play in educating the people, and making sure that we manage ourselves.”