The newly appointed Accountant General
of the Federation, Alh. Ahmed Idris on Monday formally assumed office and vowed
zero tolerance for corruption at the Treasury House.
Idris formally took over
from the former acting AGF, Mr. Mohammad Dikwa at about 5:30pm on Monday.
He called for cooperation
among all members of staff and departments to be able to achieve the strategic
role entrusted on the treasury.
He pledged that under his
leadership, corruption would not be allowed to thrive among members of staff of
the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
Idris also said he would
build on the achievements of his predecessor to take the treasury to an
enviable height.
He said the OAGF under him
would ensure transparency and accountability, and probity in the management of
the nation’s treasury.
He said, “Corruption as a
national challenge cannot occur without active collaboration and connivance of
finance managers."
“Officers with corrupt
tendencies must be prepared to purge themselves of it as my treasury under my
watch would maintain zero tolerance for corruption."
“The treasury is entrusted
with public funds and therefore the responsibility of providing adequate
accounting system and controls with best practices to ensure revenues accruing
to government are fully collected and accounted for and authorised payments are
used for purposes meant; and that assets and liabilities are fully recorded and
financial statements are rendered timely.”
Speaking earlier,
Dikwa called for support for the new AGF noting that the ultimate target of the
current reforms in the treasury was to
allow for zero tolerance for corruption.
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