By Shola Oyeyipo in Abuja
There is still widespread corruption in the Nigerian public account system and the only condition capable of preventing the trend is when the federal government assents to the Audit Commission Bill as a way to correct the anomalies.
The Chairman, House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Hon. Kingsley Chinda, who made the assertion Monday when reeling out the achievements of his committee in the eighth assembly, said public spending in Nigeria is still characterised by recklessness.
The lawmaker said the fact that the committee met a backlog of auditor-general reports on MDAs hanging was evident that things are not right in the public account system, adding that: “Even when we meet our colleagues from other climes, it is a low point on this country. It’s a low point on our drive against corruption and so we said we must begin to erode that. If that is our only achievement, so be it.
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