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Acting AGF tasks States on Quality Reports, Accountability

agf-actingThe Acting Auditor-General for the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Florence Nwadike Anyanwu, has tasked the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), states and federal auditors on delivering quality and exhaustive audit reports, as constitutionally required of them.

She said such good jobs would not only lead to efficient management of the nation’s resources, but also expose corrupt practices.

Anyanwu gave the charge yesterday in Abuja at the opening of the 46th conference of the body of federal and state auditors-general, with theme “Entrenching Good Governance for Sustainable Development: Role of Supreme Audit Institutions.”

According to her, auditors play a very vital role in the nation’s sustainable development by ensuring government business is conducted transparently and those holding public trust made to account for their actions through proper maintenance of accounting records and periodic preparation of financial statements of their stewardship.

The AGF urged participants to keep pace with global developments and international best practices through manuals, standards, agreement of audit scope/responsibility with audited entity and timely issuance of fact-based audit reports, among others.

She further said that good governance entails openness and transparency in the conduct of government business, with a view to meeting the aspirations of taxpayers at minimum cost.

Anyanwu, however, lamented that funding remained a major challenge of her office, as well as state auditors.
Also speaking at the event, chairman of the Body of State Auditors-General, Christopher Young of Cross River State, described the forum as a strong platform, where members converge to harmonise strategies needed to grow the nation’s economy.

He said: “Sometimes, we meet once and other times twice in a year. We discuss issues that affect our job, the management of our country and share new ideas. Presently, we’re discussing sustainable development. Technically, we’re in a recession, so we are discussing how we can help take Nigeria out of recession.”

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