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It has been reported by various Nigeria media organization that President Buhari declared his assets through a statement by his Special Assistant Garba Shehu. However, a look at the statement show wide discrepancies from what the Buhari stated before to be his net worth.
Buhari was quoted as saying quote:
BEFORE 2015 ELECTION
“I have at least one million naira in my bank account, having paid N5.5 million to pick my form from my party. I have around 150 cattle because I am never comfortable without cows. I have a house each in Kaduna, Kano and Daura which I borrowed money to build. I never had a foreign account since I finished my courses in USA, India and UK. I never owned any property outside Nigeria. Never.”
AFTER 2015 ELECTION
On September 3, 2015, President Buhari via his spokesman Garba Shehu declared that he has $150,000 (£100,000) in his personal account.
Buhari’s Listed Assets according to the statement includes:
- Five homes and two mud houses, as well as farms
- An orchard and a ranch with 270 head of cattle,
- 25 sheep, five horses and a variety of birds
- Shares in three firms
- Two undeveloped plots of lands
- Bought two cars from his savings
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