Declare your assets – Otti tells Abia public office holders

News Declare your assets – Otti tells Abia public office holders Published on April 1, 2026 By Daniel Chibuike googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that compliance with asset declaration should be a minimum standard for every public office holder in Nigeria. He said no public officer in the country has an excuse for non-compliance. The Governor has also directed that all public officers who are required to declare their assets do so without delay. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); Governor Otti, who was received top officials of Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, South-East zone to his office on Tuesday, emphasized that he and his deputy duly declared their assets before assumption of office, He noted that all political appointees and public officers in the State must comply with the constitutional requirement in asset declaration. “When I hear that some people have not visited the office or have not complied, it is strange,” he said. Governor Otti directed the Secretary to the Abia State Government, Mr. Emmanuel Meribole to work with relevant officials to ensure full compliance by all officers in the State. Earlier in his speech, the Zonal Director, Code of Conduct Bureau, South-East zone, Mr Akinfolarin Feyishola, appealed to the Governor to assist the CCB in enlightening Abia public office holders on assets declation. Don't Miss Over 840,000 foreigners have overstayed in Nigeria, their Visa expired — Interior Minister You may like Otti intervenes as Abia LG chairman allegedly withholds councillor’s 3-month salary Abia Govt to enforce mandatory use of waste bins in commercial vehicles Abia Christians express outrage over Mathias Ezeaku’s ‘attack’ on Uma Ukpai Abia, Rivers, Delta shine as 1st National Teqball League ends in Aba Nigerian Army recovers kidnap victim’s stolen vehicle from Abia forest Gov Otti directs employment of all first class graduates of Abia State University

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