Published 28th May, 2023

By Tarinipre Francis

“A person elected to the office of the Governor of a State shall not begin to perform the functions of that until he has declared his assets and liabilities as prescribed in the Constitution and has subsequently taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance and oath of office prescribed in the Seventh Schedule to this Constitution”– Section 185(1) of the Nigerian Constitution

On Monday, May 29, 28 democratically elected governors, 10 of whom were re-elected for a second term, would be inaugurated.

Of the 28, only six have publicly announced the submission of their asset declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), in compliance with Section 185(1) of the Constitution.

Here are the governors-elect that have submitted their asset declaration forms:

S/N	GOVERNORS	STATE	DECLARATION DATE
1.		Abia
2.		Adamawa
3.		Akwa Ibom
4.		Bauchi
5.		Benue
6.		Borno
7.		Cross River
8.		Delta
9.		Ebonyi
10.	Peter Mbah	Enugu	05/26/23
11.		Gombe
12.		Jigawa
13.		Kaduna
14.	Abba Yusuf	Kano	05/26/23
15.	Malam Dikko Umaru Radda	Katsina	05/27/23
16.	Nasir Idris	Kebbi	05/25/23
17.		Kwara
18.	Babajide Sanwo-Olu	Lagos	05/27/23
19		Nasarawa
20.		Niger
21.		Ogun
22.	Seyi Makinde	Oyo	05/26/23
23.		Plateau
24.		Rivers
25.		Sokoto
26.		Taraba
27.		Yobe
28.		Zamfara

All public officers, whether elected, appointed, recruited, or contracted, are required to obtain, fill and submit asset declaration forms every four years, at the start and end of their tenures.

Assets and liabilities expected to be declared include those of spouses and children under the age of 18 who are not public officers. The asset declaration forms are to be submitted to the CCB within 30 days of receiving them.

Editor’s note: This table will be updated as more governors declare their assets.

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