﻿{"id":325,"date":"2021-10-07T15:33:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T15:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:37:51","slug":"asset-declaration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/?page_id=325","title":{"rendered":"Asset Declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"325\" class=\"elementor elementor-325\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d29a7f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d29a7f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-289ff5e\" data-id=\"289ff5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bfd6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89bfd6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asset Declaration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f04e61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f04e61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcab24a\" data-id=\"dcab24a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc2134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-citygovt_get_info\" data-id=\"7fc2134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"citygovt_get_info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"get-info-section\">\r\n\t<div class=\"auto-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"sec-title with-separator centered\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"separator\"><span class=\"cir c-1\"><\/span><span class=\"cir c-2\"><\/span><span\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"cir c-3\"><\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"left-col col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion block current active-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn active\">Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers - 1<div class=\"icon flaticon-cross\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">This form is a schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) and it is mandatory for all Public Officers whether elected, appointed, recruited, contracted etc., by whatever name called to collect and sign for the form from the Code of Conduct Bureau Office nearest to their workstation in any of the 36 states of the Federation and F.C.T. or the Code of Conduct Bureau Headquarters at the Federal Secretariat Complex, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama District, Abuja.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion block \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers - 2<div class=\"icon flaticon-cross\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">The responsibility to collect, fill and return the form rests solely with the declarant; therefore, submission of completed forms by the declarant through his\/her respective Head of Department does not in any way exonerate declarant from responsibility or liability.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion block \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers - 3<div class=\"icon flaticon-cross\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Every declarant is required by Law to declare his\/her assets\/liability including that of his spouse(s) who is not a Public Officer and children under 18 years age, honestly, sincerely and submit same to the Bureau within 30 days of the receipt of the forms<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion block \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers - 4<div class=\"icon flaticon-cross\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">You are to declare ONLY those Assets\/Liabilities you ACTUALLY own at the material time of filling the form. DO NOT declare any Assets\/Liabilities you are anticipating having before actual acquisition.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion block \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers - 5<div class=\"icon flaticon-cross\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">All properties\/assets acquired outside Nigeria MUST be stated clearly with the value of the said Assets in the Currency of the Country where the property is situated.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion block \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers - 6<div class=\"icon flaticon-cross\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">After the completion of the form, the declarant must personally go and swear to the declaration before a High Court Judge nearest to his work station before submitting it to the Bureau.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion block \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers - 7<div class=\"icon flaticon-cross\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Every Public Officer is to NOTE that it is the requirement of the Law to declare his\/her assets\/liabilities on (a) Assumption of office; (b) At the end of his term of Office, (c). At interval of four years for Public Officers on continuous employment of Government whether\u00a0Federal, State or Local Government: (d) and at such other intervals as the Bureau may determine from time to time.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion block \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers - 8<div class=\"icon flaticon-cross\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">When filling the form, you are required to provide detailed information including but not limited to the number, types, address, value of properties so declared and the date of acquisition as well as income derivable from the properties where appropriate.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion block \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers - 9<div class=\"icon flaticon-cross\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">NOTE that where a question in any column is not applicable, you are required to state reason(s)\n\nAlso NOTE that all declarations made by the declarant are subject to VERIFICATION by the Officers of the Bureau authorised on that behalf.\n\nFailure to declare your assets as required under the provisions of paragraph 11 of the 5th Schedule of the Federal Constitution shall attract, on conviction, any or all of the following: (a) Removal from office, (b) Disqualification from holding any Public office, (c) forfeiture to the state of any property acquired in abuse of office or dishonesty.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"right-col col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-form form-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"see-more\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"theme-btn btn-style-three\"\r\n\t\t\t\t><span\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-title\"><\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20fb076 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20fb076\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ab197e\" data-id=\"6ab197e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e800a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e800a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implications for Non-Compliance with the Codes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a657740 elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a657740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-double\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Removal from Office<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-double\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Vacation of the Official Seat in any Legislative House, as the case may be<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-double\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Imposition of a Fine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-double\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Disqualification from Membership of a Legislative House and from Holding of any Public Office for a Period not Exceeding 10 Years<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-double\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Seizure and Forfeiture of the State of any Property(s) Acquired in Abuse or Corruption of Office<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9da175a\" data-id=\"9da175a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f11cc0 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f11cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">The law states that the sanctions mentioned above shall be without prejudice to the penalties that may be imposed by any law where the conduct is also a criminal offence.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Furthermore, though the law gives the right of appeal, sub-section 7 of this section of the Constitution states that the prerogative of mercy shall not apply to any punishment imposed by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">The penalties (punishments) which the Code of Conduct Tribunal imposed are not limited to those stated above. The Constitution gives the National Assembly the power to prescribe more punishments and to give the Bureau more power as it deems fit.<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asset Declaration Constitutional Asset Declaration Information for Public Officers &#8211; 1 This form is a schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) and it is mandatory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-325","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2997,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions\/2997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}