Economy

OGHA Order Agencies to Align Auditor-General Report

By Web News 186

By Omolara Adasofunjo

The Ogun State House of Assembly, OGHA, has intensified scrutiny of the 2024 Auditor-General’s report, directing Ministries, Departments and Agencies to promptly reconcile their financial records to ensure transparency and accountability.

Chairman, OGHA Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-Corruption, Mr Damilare Bello, issued the directive in Abeokuta as the committee reviewed submissions from the Ministry of Transport and the Bureau of Electrical Engineering Services.

Mr Bello, alongside Majority Leader Mr Yusuf Sheriff, Minority Leader Mr Lukman Adeleye, and lawmakers Mr Waliu Owode, Mr Samsudeen Lawal, Mr Fatiu Folawewo, and Mr Babatunde Tella, cautioned the agencies to professionally collate and align their financial reports with the Auditor-General’s findings.

The committee ordered the ministry and the bureau to reconcile discrepancies in their accounts and re-present accurate records for further legislative consideration.

Lawmakers stressed that all revised submissions must correspond with the Auditor-General’s report and include supporting documents to enable a timely review process.

Responding, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Mrs Tokunbo Peters, and the management of the Bureau of Electrical Engineering Services—led by Special Adviser to the Governor on Energy, Mr Jide Onakoya, represented by Mrs Abike Oladunjoye—assured lawmakers that they would harmonise their records with the Auditor-General’s recommendations before re-submission.

Edited by Maxwell Oyekunle

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Energy

Ondo Govt. Proposes Law to Regulate Electricity

By Web News 760

The Ondo State Government says it is proposing an “Electricity Law” to regulate generation and distribution in the state. 

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Energy, Mr Tunji Light-Ariyo disclosed this while playing host to the Assembly Committee on Public Utilities and Transport on familiarisation visit at the State Electricity Board Office, Akure. 

Mr Light-Ariyo noted that the law when finally passed would enable the state government to generate and control distribution of electricity in the state.

The Special Adviser explained that the board has no control over electricity distribution, which currently reflects on the situation facing it. 

Responding, the Chairman of the committee, Mr Kuti Towase commended the efforts of Ondo State Electricity Board in complementing the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC. 

Mr Towase urged the board to carry the lawmakers along in their dealings so as to enable them to get adequate information for the people they represent. 

Members of the committee took turn to explain states of electricity supply in their various constituencies.

Olumide Abudu