Former governor of Kwara state, Senator Bukola Saraki, is saying that,it is not necessary for public office holders to declare their assets.He was reacting to the President-Elect, Muhammad Buhari's promise that had political office holders in his administration would have to declare their assets.Saraki who is representing Kwara-central senatorial district said
How do you determine a leader was corrupt if you don't know how much he was worth in the first place? When a political office holder goes into an appointment with 2 houses..and leaves 4 years later with 15 houses,it is obvious that he has some explaining to do,but if these facts are not known,there is a very slim chance that you are aware of his dealings.Senator Bukola Saraki and his others know this very well and this is what they are trying to protect.If you have nothing to hide,why should you worry about declaring your assets publicly? To me its very simple,if you wanna hold a public post,declare your assets,if you can't.then go and work in the private sector.If you wanna serve the public,you MUST be accountable to the public.
“I don’t think it is declaration of assets that would make you less corrupt or more accountable,I think it is your own individual commitment to your party and leadership provided,.
“Leadership is very important because the leader leads by example. Honestly, things will change. Instead of sitting with the president to seek favour, you come home and sit down with your people so that you can have the better chance of winning election.There would be zero tolerance for corruption and because of the backdrop of that, you begin to see revenue coming up and you will have more money for infrastructural development.”
How do you determine a leader was corrupt if you don't know how much he was worth in the first place? When a political office holder goes into an appointment with 2 houses..and leaves 4 years later with 15 houses,it is obvious that he has some explaining to do,but if these facts are not known,there is a very slim chance that you are aware of his dealings.Senator Bukola Saraki and his others know this very well and this is what they are trying to protect.If you have nothing to hide,why should you worry about declaring your assets publicly? To me its very simple,if you wanna hold a public post,declare your assets,if you can't.then go and work in the private sector.If you wanna serve the public,you MUST be accountable to the public.