ADAMAWA AG PRESENTS 90 COPIES OF AUDIT REPORT AFTER 3 YRS TO ADHA

After 3 years without audit report in Adamawa state, the Office of the State Auditor General on Wednesday presented 90 copies of audit reports on the accounts of the state government for 3 years.

The presentation of the reports is in line with section 125(2) and (5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended which stipulated that the Auditor General of the state shall present such reports to the state House of Assembly for consideration.

Presenting the 2017 to 2019 audit reports to the House of Assembly, the Acting Auditor General of the state, Usman Ahmed, said that his office had finalised auditing accounts of the state government, hence the submission of it report to the house.

Usman told the house that the office of the auditor general audited the 2017, 2018 and 2019 status of the accounts and decided to present 90 copies of the reports, saying that the reports contain findings, observations and recommendations. 

He added that the exercise was carried out in compliance with the International Standard Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs) and International Standard on Auditing(ISA), saying that the financial statements were prepared by the Accountant General of the State in accordance with International Public Sector Accounting Standard(IPSAS) and in conformity with the general templates for General Purpose Financial Statements (GPFSs).

Responding while receiving the reports, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo, congratulated the AG for the giant strides, saying that the state was without audit report for the past 3 years.

The Deputy Speaker gave kudos to the Acting AG  and his management team for auditing the accounts, saying that the house is presently on recess, and that as soon as it resumes, the legislators will present it before the house after which it will be presented to relevant committee for perusal.

Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo who represents Numan constituency reiterated the commitment of the house towards making sure that funds meant for the state are expended base on the provisions of the accounting system.