Sentences with phrase «asset declaration»

Exhibit 4 was Saraki's assets declaration form which he submitted to the CCB in 2007 on assumption of office of the governor of Kwara State.

The CCT will tomorrow, Thursday, continue with the trial of Saraki over allegations of false assets declaration preferred against him by the Federal Government.

Saraki, who was governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011 and has since 2011 been elected to the Senate, is being prosecuted by the Federal Government on 16 counts bordering on asset declaration breaches.

The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the motion filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki, asking the tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, to disqualify himself from further presiding over his (Saraki) trial on charges of asset declaration breaches.

Though the Act provides for asset declaration by all bank employees, it also empowers the president to extend its application to other categories of persons.

Saraki said his official assignment on human trafficking roundtable and the trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal over assets declaration were some of the reasons he could not make it to the meeting.

A fresh application filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki seeking an order of interim injunction halting his trial on charges of false assets declaration preferred against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been opposed by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Akufo - Addo running away from assets declaration — Kofi AdamsThe flag bearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) should abide by electoral laws and declare his assets if he is not corrupt, governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) Campaign Coordinator Kofi Adams has said.

Saraki is challenging the decision of the Code of Conduct tribunal (CCT) to assume jurisdiction over the false asset declaration charges brought against him by the Code St of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

Featured A study of Ukrainian officials» asset declarations reveals that 57 officials have declared over 21,000 bitcoins with the majority of cryptocurrency holders in the Odessa regional council and the country's Parliament.

In an interview with Joy News, John Boadu said he did not understand how the EC will make assets declaration a requirement for qualifying as a candidate to stand for the upcoming election.

Saraki is being prosecuted by the Federal Government before the CCT on 16 counts, bordering on false and anticipatory asset declaration, which he allegedly made between 2003 and 2011, when he served as the Governor of Kwara State.

The team recently advised on a number of voluntary asset declarations, personal bankruptcy cases and tax - related issues, and also has a strong track record in representing private individuals before courts of various jurisdictions.

According to him, «The C.I. that governs elections has an aspect which talks about asset declaration.

The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki over false assets declaration continued Wednesday morning.

The prosecution had alleged, among other asset declaration breaches, that the Senate President while being a public officer, operated bank accounts outside Nigeria, and failed to declare the foreign accounts to the Code of Conduct Bureau while being governor and a senator during the period.

Mr. Saraki is facing a 13 - count charge of alleged asset declaration fraud.

The Senate last week passed the CCT and CCB amendment Act at a time the Senate President, Bukola Saraki is still facing trial for false asset declaration at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

Exhibit 5 was Saraki's assets declaration form submitted in June 2011 at the end of his tenure as governor of Kwara State for the second term.

According to the circular, the directive on assets declaration was in compliance with «The Bank Employees Declaration of Assets Act Cap B1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.»

A study of Ukrainian officials» asset declarations reveals that 57 officials have declared over 21,000 bitcoins with the majority of cryptocurrency holders in the Odessa regional council and the country's Parliament.

Acting General Secretary of the party John Boadu stormed the offices of the Electoral Commission Wednesday to demand explanations for the new directive for asset declaration.

The CCT had earlier dismissed all the 18 count charges against Saraki last year over assets declaration.

Saraki is being prosecuted by the Federal Government before the CCT on 16 counts, including false and anticipatory asset declaration, which he allegedly made between 2003 and 2011 when he served as the Governor of Kwara State.

When asked if Nigerians are ready for voluntary assets declaration, Mr. Zubair said a lot of people have started showing interest and trust in the scheme, which offers confidentiality and expressed belief that the sincerity of the government will arouse greater confidence in the scheme among Nigerians.

This immunity initiative is coming on the heels of the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on 13 counts of false assets declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, thus suggesting that the two may not be unconnected.

Saraki's appeal filed through his lead counsel, Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN), is challenging the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja delivered on October 30, 2015, which affirmed the jurisdiction of the CCT to try him and the competence of the charges of false assets declaration preferred against him by the Federal Government.

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to dismiss the false assets declaration charges brought against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja by the Federal Government on the ground that no prima facie case has been established against him.

He was testifying as the third prosecution witness in the trial of Saraki on 18 counts of assets declaration breaches which he allegedly committed while being governor of Kwara State and a senator.

«Two: I have stated on record many times that public officials not publicly disclosing their declared assets turns the assets declaration exercise into a hollow ritual, most recently through an article I wrote as a columnist on the back - page of THISDAY on 7 September 2015, titled «Issues around Assets Declaration.»

In an apparent move to lay a good example following his new appointment, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Waziri Adio, has released the details of his asset declaration.

He explained when a person is elected and about to take office in Parliament or the presidency, that person must show evidence of his asset declaration form before and after his tenure of office.

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The Tribunal had earlier scheduled, tomorrow, Wednesday to sit over Saraki's trail of false assets declaration.

President John Dramani Mahama also opined that government is working to amend the constitution to make the process of assets declaration by public officers more transparent.

Although the EFCC in two separate letters to the Federal Government through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had in 2015 and 2016 cleared Umar of any wrongdoing in the alleged N10 million bribery allegation made against him by a defendant, Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi standing trial before him on false asset declaration.

What do you see in the (asset declaration form) form?»

The defence established that one of the charges against the former minister was that he did not include a property at 54 Mike Akhigbe street, Jabi, while filling his asset declaration form.

Or when he was asked on that asset declaration form what did he write?

Any one of us who go into public office at the high level are supposed to file an asset declaration with the Auditor - General, which is a secret today.

Erokoro led Wetkas in reading from the asset declaration form which Saraki submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau on assumption of office as governor in 2003.

«Did the asset declaration forms of 1999 and 2003 show the first defendant to be a pauper, a person who has no means or worthless?»

Saraki is being prosecuted before on charges of false asset declaration, operating and maintaining of foreign accounts and other asset - related infractions while he was governor between 2003 and 2011.

The same judge recently discharged and acquitted Senate President Bukola Saraki over an asset declaration case.

He, however, said he defied the excessive pressure and discharged Tinubu, an opposition leader, over allegations of false assets declaration.