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Audit-
By Muhammad Nasir Bello
Sokoto Oct. 6, 2016 (NAN) The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Thursday urged the State Board of Internal Revenue to audit all private firms in the state.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-corruption, Alhaji Malami Galadanchi (APC- Sokoto North I) disclosed this to newsmen after plenary session in Sokoto.
He said that the purpose of the audit “is to ensure that all unremitted taxes due to the state government were paid and remitted accordingly.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the directive was part of the recommendation made after the scrutiny of the State Auditor-General’s report earlier submitted to the house.
NAN also reports that, the report was on the accounts of the government of Sokoto State for the year 2014.
Galadanchi said that “Some private firms operating in the state like Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) and others are not paying tax due to the state government adequately.”
He said that this had caused the shortfall in the projected revenue generation in the state,
Galadanchi said that “all Accounting Officers of the MDAs in the state must ensure that, all necessary documentations and records were properly maintained.
“This is as required by the financial regulations under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance.”
He said that the state Auditor-General shall ensure that all statements of government accounts received from the office of the Accountant -General were precise , genuine and updated.
“The Ministry of Finance shall henceforth ensure that all their staffers posted to the MDAs are adhering to the financial regulations, to ensure accountability and transparency,” he added.
The Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Abubakar Magaji (APC- Bodinga North), who presided over the sitting said, “all the recommendations as outlined by the Committee, were considered and remained part of the report”. (NAN)
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