By Ginika Okoye
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday told public officers who had done the right thing not to be scared of being audited by the government or its agency.
The President said this while addressing the Conference of Auditors-General in Nigeria where he was conferred an award for transparency and accountability in the management of the country’s resources.
At the 2nd Edition of the conference Buhari said that auditors were uniquely positioned to check corrupt practices in the country.
He said that through audit findings and recommendations, corrupt practices could be discovered early and loopholes blocked before they were exploited.
Buhari, who regretted that under-performance and ineffective audits contributed largely to governance problems, charged auditors on current and high quality audit reports.
According to him, no one in government should be afraid of audit if they have done the right thing.
“Upon assumption of office, I…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
