Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, has claimed that he has become poorer since taking office in 2019.
According to the governor of Oyo State, he has not had time for his business in the last four years because he has been attending to the state’s business.
WITHIN NIGERIA understands that Makinde declared N48 billion in assets when he began his first term in office.
Makinde told reporters on Sunday, a few days after submitting his Asset Declaration form at the Code of Conduct Bureau office on Total Garden Road in Ibadan, that the details of his new asset declaration would be made public soon.
His deputy, Bayo Lawal, was also present to submit his Assets Declaration form, it was learned.
He said;
By law, I have to do a Declaration of Assets at the end of my first tenure and before assuming office for the next tenure.
So, I have gone to the CCB office to submit my Assets Declaration form at the end of my first tenure and also my assets at the beginning of the second tenure. You are all aware of my Assets Declaration for the first tenure.
I can tell you that in the last four years, I’m poorer by 10 to 12 percent. This is because I have not really had the chance to look after my business.
We have been looking after Oyo State business; so, I’m not surprised that there were losses a bit here and there, but I’m still okay.”
In a similar vein, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, have filed Asset Declaration Forms.
According to this platform, Prof. Samuel Ogundare, a Board Member representing the Southwest Zone, administered the asset declaration to Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat.
According to The Punch, the declaration was witnessed by members of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Rt. Hon. Taofeek Abdulsalam, and Mrs. O. Popoola, the Lagos State Director of the Bureau.
According to the Lagos governor;
My deputy and I have satisfied that necessary requirement before we take the oath of office.
Thank you Prof. S.F Ogundare, the board member representing South West zone, for administering the assets declaration process.