President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said he had declared his assets four times over time and there was nothing vague about the issue. Buhari made the statement in a media chat, adding that he first declared the assets in the Murtala Muhammad regime and later the Olusegun Obasanjo military regime before every public post he held.
“I have declared my assets four times. First when I was governor of the North-Eastern state, then as the Minister of Petroleum and when I was leaving for War College in 1979 and, of course, when I became the head of state.But when I was leaving as head of state I did not declare because I ended up in detention for three and a half years.When I came out and got into politics I declared,’’ he said.
Buhari urged all who were in doubt to seek out the relevant departments and get the full declaration and if the Ministry of Justice did not have the declaration, it should be questioned. He also said he was not in position to remind members of his cabinet to declare their assets as they were required by the constitution to do so. Responding to a question on corrupt judges, Buhari said he was aware of such allegations but it takes two to tango.