The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged
president-elect Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to publicly declared his assets
and instruct all members of his government to do same.
SERAP
executive director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, made the call yesterday in a
statement where he suggested a five-point agenda for the incoming
administration to tackle corruption if only to send a strong signal of
change and ensure improved governance in the country.
“Nigerians have heard plenty of rhetoric about corruption and now is
the time to take concrete action to combat the problem,” Mumuni said.
“As a first step, the president-elect should immediately after 29 May
2015 demonstrate his total rejection of corruption by publicly declaring
his assets and publicly instructing all members of his government to do
the same.”
He added: “Second, to break through a culture of
corruption, the president-elect should not shy away from ‘frying big
fish’ including members of the National Assembly regardless of the
political party they may belong. The president-elect should promote and
ensure the naming and punishment of big corrupt politicians so that a
cynical citizenry can believe that his anti-corruption drive is more
than words.”
Source: Daily Trust