The Niger State House of Assembly has adopted the report of its Standing Committee on Public Accounts and called for severe sanctions against erring local government councils over inappropriate remittance of revenue generated.
The lawmakers stated that adopting the report underscores the assembly’s commitment to ensuring transparency, accountability and effective governance in the management of public resources.
Hon. Aliyu Sheshi Wushishi, member representing Wushishi Constituency, presented the report of the Committee on Public Accounts on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Andrew Doma, Minority Leader and member representing Shiroro Constituency, during plenary.
Wushishi said the committee’s report highlighted several issues and made recommendations to address them, such as imposing penalties on accounting officers of local government areas for late submission of their responses and instituting severe sanctions against erring local governments for improper remittance of generated revenue.
According to him, “The committee also recommended initiating a status inquiry into Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of local government areas to identify and address infractions and financial implications.
“Providing training and skill development in public sector financial management and budget tracking, including adherence to International Public Sector Financial Reporting Standards, IPSAS.”
After presentation of the report and subsequent deliberations, the House unanimously adopted all the recommendations of the committee.
The Speaker, Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji, commended the chairman and members of the committee for their work and directed the clerk of the House to transmit its recommendations accordingly.
