AKHA RATIFIES TWO YEARS AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF 31 LGAs

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Akwa Ibom State  House of Assembly has ratified a report of the Auditor General on the arrears of two years of  accounts of the 31 Local Government Councils in the state.


The audited accounts which were from January - December, 2015 and January- December, 2016 were considered by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly during its plenary, Tuesday.



The report was submitted by the House Committee on Public Accounts chaired by Hon. Charity Ido of Ukanafun State Constituency.


Presenting the report, the Chairman said the Committee examined various reports  which contained unresolved audit  queries across the 31 Local Government Councils.


According to Dr. Charity Ido, issues observed while carrying out the review of the two years arrears of Local Government Councils' Audit Report included weakness in Internal Control System, unretired advances running into millions of Naria, unremitted deposits due to third party, non- adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standard ( IPSAS) as well as payment of salaries to retired officers of the Local Government Councils.


The House therefore recommended that the Local Government Service Commission should set up a mechanism to strengthen the internal control system in all the 31 councils and necessary steps should be taken to ensure the adoption of IPSAS by all the councils as well as recover all salary overpayments to retired officials from their terminal benefits.


The Speaker thereafter directed the Clerk of the House, Mrs Mandu Umoren to communicate the report to the appropriate quarters.


Meanwhile, the House has adjourned plenary to Wednesday, 23rd June, 2021 at 10:00 hours.


Press Unit, 

Office of the Speaker,

House of State Assembly

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