CCB probes assets of 20 ministers, 30 perm secs — Chairman

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has been actively investigating and verifying the assets of over 20 ministers and 30 permanent secretaries, as well as 32 health agencies and other high-profile individuals, in order to strengthen accountability among public officers. The bureau has moved beyond merely receiving asset declaration forms to examining declarations, investigating suspected infractions, and prosecuting offenders.

Speaking at an anti-corruption and asset-tracing stakeholders' workshop, CCB Chairman Abdullahi Bello emphasized that the bureau focuses on high-profile public officers and invites them for face-to-face examination of their records. If any difference is found between the declared and actual assets, the CCB will investigate and prosecute the individual.

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