The Federal Government’s directive was handed down on Tuesday in Abuja by the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, to the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris.
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Idris, who was represented by the Deputy Director, TSA/E-collection, Sylva Okolieaboh, said this at the Lunch Time Seminar organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms in Abuja.
In one of his earlier outings within the period under review, precisely when officers of the Nigerian Navy were on a four-week training programme on financial management at the Federal Treasury Academy, Orozo, Abuja, Idris urged the accountants and finance officers in government establishments, including those in the military to strictly comply with government financial regulations, adding that it was the only way to avoid humiliations in and after the public service.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Federal High Court, Lagos for “an order for leave to apply for judicial relief and to seek an order of mandamus directing and/or compelling the government to publish details of spending of N388.304 billion London Paris Club Loan refunds allegedly diverted and mismanaged by 35 States”
The organization asked Idris to compile and pass on information on the spending of the funds by states to Malami so that he can take appropriate legal action
The Finance Ministry stated that staff of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation have critically reviewed the accounting statements of these agencies, which include the Central Bank of Nigeria, Petroleum Technology Development Fund, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigerian Television Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission, among others.
The Accountant-General of the Federation explained that the measure became necessary following the unprecedented rise in the amount spent on public electricity bills, which grew to about N8.6 million monthly from the N3.4 million previously being spent
According to him, usually salaries are paid after the FAAC meeting, where revenue accruing to the Federation Account are shared among the federal, state and local governments
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