Tajudeen advocates harmonized federal, state audit systems.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called for the harmonization of federal and state audit systems to create a unified national framework for public finance management.

Abbas made the call at the National Conference on Fiscal Governance, Transparency and Accountability in Abuja on Monday, organized by the National Assembly Public Accounts Committees (PAC), aimed at promoting transparency, accountability, and responsible governance in Nigeria. 

The Speaker highlighted the importance of integrating technology into public sector audit and accounting processes to ensure effective management of public resources, emphasizing that transparency must be owned by the people and driven from the ground up, with civil society watchdogs and citizens empowered to ask questions and demand answers.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the Senate Public Accounts Committee, Senator Ahmed Wadada, who said that public trust in government could only be rebuilt through transparency and measurable service delivery, called on public institutions and leadership across sectors to recommit to a new era of fiscal integrity and responsible governance.

Also speaking, the Chairman of the House Public Account Committee, Bamidele Salam, called for a complete recalibration of Nigeria’s fiscal governance systems, urging all public officials to move beyond lip service and ensure that public funds were truly used for the public good.

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