Your recent Facebook post criticizing Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed and other government appointees for owning farming companies deserves a sincere and factual response.
While we understand your commitment to tarnishing and denigrate Bauchi State as contracted by alleged former Appointee alongside some insiders within our Government which the fact is glaring that you are working alongside an insider which his identity will soon be made public. it is important that your criticism is grounded in constitutional facts and not assumptions or selective outrage.
The Nigerian Constitution, Yes, the Nigerian Constitution does not prohibit elected officials or political appointees from engaging in farming or owning farming companies, as long as such business interests do not conflict with their official duties or involve corrupt enrichment.
1. Section 6 (Code of Conduct for Public Officers), Fifth Schedule of the Nigerian Constitution:
Public officers are prohibited from engaging in or managing any private business, except farming.
This exception means farming is legally permitted, even for elected and appointed officials and by extension their family members.
What is not allowed is for the official to exploit their position for unfair business advantage, which in all your baseless post you have not shown where Government Money were transferred to those farming companies.
2. Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB):
Officials are required to declare their assets, including their farming interests.
Therefore, as long as the farm is declared and not a front for laundering public funds or misusing influence, it’s within legal bounds.
Furthermore, under the Fifth Schedule, expressly permits public officers to engage in farming, even while in office. It is the only business activity that public officials are constitutionally allowed to be involved in, and rightly so. Agriculture company is not only a legitimate enterprise, but also a backbone of our economy.
To malign an individual simply for owning or operating a farming business is disingenuous unless there is credible evidence of corruption, abuse of office, or misappropriation of public funds. Owning a farm does not equate to looting the treasury. In fact, encouraging public figures to invest in agriculture sets a good example for youth empowerment, food security, and economic diversification.
Let us be clear: Accountability is necessary, but it must not morph into a witch hunt. The fight against corruption loses its credibility when it becomes entangled with half-truths and sensationalism.
If you or any concerned citizen has evidence that a public official has enriched themselves corruptly through farming ventures, the right course of action is to report such to the Code of Conduct Bureau or EFCC not trial by social media.
Let us elevate public discourse. Criticism is healthy, but it must be balanced with fairness and facts not trying to score cheap political goal.
Thank you.
Daure David,
Kaura Independent Communication
June 29, 2025
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