Okorocha, Oshiomole say they will not declare their assets publicly

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state and his Edo
state counterpart, Adams Oshiomole say they will not
be following in the footsteps of President Buhari in
declaring their assets publicly. Speaking with Punch
through his chief press secretary Sam Onwuamado,
Governor Okorocha said declaration of assets was an
individual thing and that no governor is mandated to
do so by law..

"This is an individual thing. Governor Okorocha
believes he is a second term governor. He is not
a new governor that should be declaring assets.

Meanwhile there is no law that says governors
should declare their assets. When former
president Jonathan was in power, who talked
about declaration of assets? What president
Buhari has done is a good thing but it is not
mandatory"he said

On his part, Oshiomole who also spoke through his
media aide, Kassim Afegbua, said it was not
enshrined in the constitution that it was mandatory
for him to declare his assets

"My governor has said while it is constitutional
for public office holders to declare their assets
making it public is not a matter enshrined in the
1999 constitution. Every public officer is bound to
declare but the idea of making it public is not in
the constitution"he said



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