Bauchi gov bags ICAN award for accountability, transparency

Bauchi State Government under the leadership of Governor Bala Mohammed, has ranked third in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN Accountability and Transparency Index for the 2021 assessment year.

This assertion was disclosed by the President of ICAN Mallam Tijjani Musa FCA, during a public presentation and Award to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State held today , Monday, at the Council Chambers of the Institute in Victoria Island , Lagos.

During the event, the ICAN boss commended Governor Mohammed and his team of professional Accountants for their outstanding commitment, extraordinary performance and high sense of accountability and transparency which they brought to bear in administering the public finances of Bauchi State.

Governor Mohammed alongside Four other Governors were nominated in appreciation of their dogged performance during the period under review towards the progress and financial development of their respective States.

The administration of Governor Mohammed has during the period of assessment introduced various public service reforms to improve fiscal discipline in public procurement, debt management and implementation of the fiscal responsibility law to specifically and most importantly eliminate , block leakages and waste in the implementation of capital budget.

Other indicators used in measuring the Bala Mohammed’s administration is the newly introduced Treasury Single Account (TSA) tax administration which assisted in drastically eliminating multiple taxation and shoring of additional sources of revenue in the State. Additionally , the phenomenal growth in IGR , the transparency in reporting collectible revenue and its application in solving the problems of the state represent , again , another major reason.

Furthermore, regular payment of counterpart funds , one of the hallmarks of the Bala Mohammed’s administration has earned the State regular inclusion in the programs of the Federal Government and several development partners, as the financial partners have developed greater confidence in the State’s ability to meet its obligations.