{"id":35729,"date":"2020-10-16T08:36:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T08:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35729"},"modified":"2020-10-16T08:36:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T08:36:38","slug":"fg-to-release-audit-report-on-covid-19-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35729","title":{"rendered":"FG to release audit report on COVID-19 funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Auditor-General-of-the-federation-Anthony-ayine.jpg\" alt=\"NNPC, FIRS, DPR failed to remit N1.5trn in 2017 says Auditor General\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Auditor-General for the Federation, Mr. Anthony Ayine, said on Thursday the first part of the audit report on COVID-19 funds would be released before the end of this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AuGF said the report covered the period of March to June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that subsequent reports would be released quarterly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayine, according to a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Information in the AuGF office, Oghenekevwe Ebireri, stated this during the presentation of award to him by the Conference of Auditors-General for the Local Governments and Area Councils in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cHopefully, by next week, the first interim report should be published. The first interim report coming out would be from the commencement of when the Presidential Task Force on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/govt-asks-nigerians-to-report-covid-19-other-health-issues-via-online-portal\/\">COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0was established, up till June 30.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called for more collaboration between auditors at the federal, state and local government levels toward entrenching accountability and transparency in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/buhari-labels-el-rufais-foray-into-public-service-as-accidental\/\">public service.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He thanked the group for recognising his efforts at ensuring that audit institutions in the country deliver value by promoting good governance through proper public financial management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI view this award as an encouragement to do more work,\u2019\u2019 Ayine added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Auditor-General for the Federation, Mr. Anthony Ayine, said on Thursday the first part of the audit report on COVID-19 funds would be released before the end of this month. 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