July 24, 2009    

Chairman,                                                        
Code of Conduct Bureau,
Abuja.

Thru:  

Conduct of Conduct Bureau,
Ekiti State Office,
Ado Ekiti
Dear Sir,

             RE: EKITI STATE FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ASSETS DECLARATION
 
Our attention had been drawn to your Bureau’s special advertorial on the national radio, Progress FM and others in Ado-Ekiti on July 16, 2009 or thereabout.

In the advertorial, it was vividly revealed that Engineer Segun Oni, the State Governor and his team of Commissioners, Advisers and Assistants and other heads of statutory Boards and Commission did not declare their assets, before now and at the expiration of their 20 month tenure on February 17, 2009.

Your call on them to rectify this is curious and unconstitutional since they had run foul of the law.

You are aware of the provisions of the constitution in the fifth Schedule sections 11 and 12 concerning assets declaration by appointed and elected officials.

We believe that this gross abuse and disregard for the Constitution should earn your reprimand by invoking the provisions of section 18 on these defaulters instead of offering them palliatives.

It would be a disservice to the tenets of the Bureau and the rule of law if your Bureau offers them the window to circumvent due process by giving them new forms to fill backdated to cover the crimes of these officials.

We therefore urge you to prefer a charge against these offending officials through the code of conduct Tribunal. Failure to do this, we shall not hesitate to alert Nigerians about your culpability in aiding lawlessness.

We are sure your Bureau will live above board as we are aware of your previous and current efforts in pushing for absolute respect for our Constitution.
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Chief Olajide Awe
State Chairman
Ekiti Action Congress.

Cc:
Code of Conduct Bureau
Ekiti State,
Ado-Ekiti.