The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has tasked the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) to come up with ideas and initiatives that will help consolidate the successes of the financial reforms initiatives.
The Accountant General, who made the plea when the leadership of Abuja Chapter of ANAN paid him a courtesy, said as a professional association, ANAN should deploy expertise to ensure further successes of the financial reforms initiatives.
A statement, signed by the Director of Information in the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, OAGF, Henshaw Ogubike quoted the Accountant General as saying that “ANAN has a unique role to play in promoting the financial reform initiatives,” adding that as a professional association, it is a body of opinion builders who can give acceptable directives on policies of government that will be acceptable to the government, especially as a professional association.
The Accountant General called on the association to undertake public enlightenment to make public finance practitioners abreast of the reforms, and also undertake capacity building on the reform initiatives to further equip government officials handling these reforms.
He congratulated the executives of ANAN, Abuja Chapter, on their success at the elections and reminded them of the obligation to promote the professionalism of the accounting profession.
Chairman, ANAN, Abuja Chapter, Wahab Omoniyi thanked the Accountant General for his support for the association and briefed him on the activities of the association.
Recently, the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris FCNA, was presented with an Award of Honour by the Abuja Branch of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN).
In conferring the Award, the association noted that the Accountant General promoted transparency, accountability, and probity in the management of public funds through the dogged implementation of the financial management reforms anchored by the Treasury.
