The Kogi State Auditor General, Alhaji Yakubu Okala, has described Governor Yahaya Bello, as a forthright political leader who is passionate in promoting transparency, probity, prudency and accountability in governance.
Okala made the commendation on the background of the bold step taken to officially inaugurate Kogi state Audit Service board carried out on his behalf by the secretary to the state government , Dr. Mrs Folashade Ayo-ade Arike at the government’s house Lokoja , Kogi state capital.
According to the state Auditor General, the far reaching decision taken by the Governor in setting up Kogi State Audit Service Board has granted full autonomy devoid of all forms of external interferences in the discharge of their operations.
”The Governor has rewritten his name in the quinea of book records, a father of modern the Kogi state and a Pathfinder in prudency, accountability, probity and transparency in the management of human and material resources of the state by establishing the state Audit Service Board ,Okala noted’.
Okala, who equally applauded Governor Yahaya Bello for his administration’s observable and monumental achievements in all spheres of human endeavors cutting across the three Senatorial districts of the state posited that with the inauguration of the state Audit’s Board it is now fully grounded to carry out a thorough investigations and inspections into government’s ministries, and Agencies accounts with a view to minimize corruption and set standards for the system.
He challenged management and staff of the newly inaugurated board to reciprocate government’s deliberate policy and kind gesture by setting up the board to redouble efforts and live above board in the discharge of their obligations and amplified productivity.
‘Onbehalf of the newly installed board’s Chairman , members, management and staff, I wants to sincerely express my profound gratitude/ to our amiable appreciationand people’s oriented Kogi state executive Governor , Alhaji Yahaya Bello for taking the right set to inaugurate the State Audit’s board ,this indeed will go a long way to fast-track and sharpen our operations effectively and also ensure that we discharge our mandate in line with the law establishing it,Okala said’.
The new State Chairman of the Audit Service Board is Mr. Majebi Gabriel, Alhaji Yakubu Okala-State Auditor General(member),Mrs.Alege HoS representative (member) Mr.Onuche ,Zico-CSO member,Hon.bar. Hawa Yusufu representative of ministry of Justice(member) while Mrs Hulda Foluke Ayo is to serve as the board’s scribe.