Group drags
CCB to court
over Jonathan’s
asset
declaration form
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October 22, 2011
News
By IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI,
Abuja
A group under the aegis of
the African Centre for Media
and Information Literacy,
AFRICMIL, yesterday, sued
the Code of Conduct Bureau,
CCB, before a Federal High
Court in Abuja, alleging that
the Bureau blatantly denied it
access to the most recent
asset declaration form that
was filled and returned by
President Goodluck Jonathan.
The plaintiff is praying the
high court to invoke its
original jurisdiction and issue
an order of mandamus that
will compel the CCB to
comply with its request of
making available to the
public, the said asset
declaration of President
Jonathan.
In an affidavit attached to the
suit marked FHC/ABJ/
CS/877/2011, the group said
it had on July 28, forwarded a
Freedom of Information
request to the CCB asking “to
be allowed to inspect and
obtain copies of the 2007
asset declaration of President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan; the
asset declaration of President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan after
the end of his tenure on May
28, 2011; and the current
asset declaration of President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
when he assumed office on
May 29, 2011”.
On July 28, 2011, AFRICMIL
sent a Freedom of
Information request to the
CCB asking “to be allowed to
inspect and obtain copies of
the 2007 asset declaration of
President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan; the asset
declaration of President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan after
the end of his tenure on May
28, 2011; and the current
asset declaration of President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
when he assumed office on
May 29, 2011”.
AFRICMIL said it was
concerned that even with a
memo from the presidency
that government agencies,
must subject themselves to
the Freedom of Information
Act, that the CCB refused to
act on its request, contending
that for a government that
has proclaimed a
transformation agenda and
desire to fight corruption, it is
important for President
Jonathan to lead by example.
It insisted that the only way
he can do so is by making
public his asset declaration.

This is a good one. The FOI stuff should be tested.

Haha! Jagaban fighting back innit ,Jonathan is a baby politically.