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The Senate Committee on Public Accounts ( SPAC) , has approved the 2025 budgetary proposal for the Office of Auditor General of the Federation ( OAuGF) .<\/p>\n
The Committee Chaired by Senator Aliyu Wadada Ahmed ( SDP Nasarawa West ) , had on Tuesday this week , asked the Auditor – General of the Federation , Shaakaa Kanyitor Chira , to clear grey areas observed in the budgetary proposals when first presented to the committee .<\/p>\n
In line with the directive , the Auditor – General at the re – presentation of the budgetary proposal to the committee on Thursday , got expressed approval .<\/p>\n
He however informed the committee that the problem of understaffing facing the office is yet to be fully addressed which led to request for recruitment of 247 new staff .<\/p>\n
The Chairman of the committee in his remarks , said ” The grey areas observed in the 2025 budget proposal presented by the Office of Auditor General of the Federation on Tuesday this week , have been addressed and cleared as clearly seen in the one presented today<\/p>\n
” Accordingly , this committee has resolved to approve the budget for onward submission to the appropriation committee .<\/p>\n
” Auditor – General is more or less , a member of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts and by extension, that of the House of Representatives , whose budget should be given required attention it deserves.<\/p>\n
” Your budget has been passed for now but please avoid re – occurrence of grey areas earlier observed because your office is very strategic and sensitive “, he said .<\/p>\n
In his response , the Auditor – General thanked the committee for re – consideration and approval of 2025 budgetary proposal of his office , which according to him, when finally passed by the National Assembly , will go a long way , in helping the office to perform better in the new fiscal year .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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