KGHA: House Committee on works on Public Account on oversight to Ministries, MDAs in the State.

Members of the Kogi State House of Assembly Standing Committee on Public Account, On Monday 7th January, 2019 begin one of its constitutional/legislative duties by carrying out oversight to Ministries, Parastatals and MDAs in Kogi State.

The Committee which begin it's visit to Office of the Accountant General on Monday, also visited the Kogi State Ministry of Finance and Board of Internal Revenue.

On Wednesday, the committee visited Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs, Kogi State Universal Basic Education Board, Sustainable Development Goal - SDG office, Ministry of Agriculture and Natual Resources, Ministry of Works, and Ministry of Rural Development. On Thursday 10th January, 2019 the committee visited the Kogi State Ministry of Education.

The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed of Ankpa I State Constituency in his opening remarks to the Ministries said that there are not here to witch hunt anyone, rather, the committee is carrying out it's legislative duties to verify the following;

- indictments and complaints by public account technical sub-committee against MDAs

- Records of capital projects carried out in 2018 and level of completion.

- Location of sites of the capital projects.

- Cash and other financial books/transactions carried out by them

- Level of compliance with financial rules and regulations, amongst others.

The Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, Directors of Departments were all pressnt to speak and defend their respective ministries. Documents were also presented where necessary.

The Oversight visit is to continue on Monday 14th January, 2019.

Other Members of the Committee Present are;

1). Hon. Bello Hassan Abdullahi Balogun from Ajaokuta State Constituency

2). Hon. Idoko Ododo Moses of Dekina-Biraidu State Constituency

3). Hon. Alfa Momoh Rabiu of Ankpa II State Constituency

4). Hon. Abdulkareem Kekere Sani of Okehi State Constituency

5). Mr. Àhmed Musa Ododo - Chairman Sub Committee on Public Account

6). Comr. Dauda A. - Secretary of the Committee

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