Remain apolitical, Shettima tells CCB

Vice President Kashim Shettima, has charged the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to remain apolitical and maintain strict independence in order to function with integrity and accountability. He also urged the Bureau to sustain its digitisation process to create a system that allows public officers to declare assets and liabilities electronically from any location, eliminating […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima, has charged the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to remain apolitical and maintain strict independence in order to function with integrity and accountability.

He also urged the Bureau to sustain its digitisation process to create a system that allows public officers to declare assets and liabilities electronically from any location, eliminating the delays and inefficiencies of paper forms as well as match what obtains in other climes. 

Shettima gave the charge on Friday when he received a delegation from the CCB led by its chairman, Dr Abdullahi Usman Bello, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The VP congratulated Bello and his team on their assumption of office, just as he cautioned them against being mired in any controversy.

“Remain steadfast. Be as apolitical as humanly possible and do your job as much as you can,” he charged the delegation. 

He also acknowledged the CCB’s current efforts, especially in the digitisation process, observing that the world is changing and the bureau has to move with the tide.