The Public Accounts Committee of the Bauchi State Home of Assembly has dismissed claims that it’s failing in its oversight duties, describing the allegations as false.
Committee Chairman, Hon. Mubarak Haruna (Jama’are Constituency), made this recognized throughout a media briefing on the Assembly advanced on Friday.
He additionally clarified that he’s not a member of the ruling PDP and has no plans to affix, accusing sure people of spreading politically motivated falsehoods to blackmail the state authorities, Governor Bala Mohammed, and the Committee.
Haruna mentioned allegations that the Committee ignored audit queries from the Auditor-Basic’s report had been deceptive.
He famous that since assuming workplace, the Committee has carried out its constitutional duties diligently.
In accordance with him, the Committee has visited related MDAs, reviewed official information, and located no proof supporting the claims revealed by a newspaper.
He additional said that the Committee has strengthened accountability by way of audit evaluations, investigations into monetary irregularities in MDAs and native councils.
In addition they embrace public hearings, monitoring of audit suggestions, and finances defence workout routines for the Workplaces of the Auditor-Basic for State and Native Governments.
He added that every one audit queries and observations within the 2024 Auditor-Basic’s report had been correctly addressed.
Haruna insisted that the Assembly operates with due course of and transparency, and that any credible audit should undergo authorized procedures and correct channels.
Paperwork circulated outdoors these processes, he mentioned, needs to be thought to be hypothesis.
He concluded that the Assembly has handed legal guidelines to enhance monetary administration and oversight, including that members are dedicated to serving residents with integrity and independence, free from govt interference.
