Among All 36 States In Nigeria, Osun Emerges First In….

Among all 36 states in Nigeria, Osun has been adjudged first in a critical component of governance where the rest have been lagging.

This is in the area of Public Finance/Accountability where the Governor Adegboyega Oyetola-led administration has been ranked highest.

The ranking, by the Federal Government and PLS initiative, an international organisation, tagged: Subnational Audit Efficacy Index says Osun achieved the feat through its the transparent nature of governance.

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The report was produced with the theme: Leveraging Accountability for Subnational Development in Nigeria, said the state scored 88%, a huge improvement on the last rating where the State was ranked 25th with 40%.

Among others, Osun had got accolades for what the judges describe as its perationalization of financial autonomy to the Auditor General for State as well as conduct of financial, compliance and performance audit for every financial year.

The report also commended the commitment of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to financial transparency by signing into law the State of Osun Audit Law 2019, describing it as the principal law governing public audit function in the State.

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Autonomy and operational independence for Supreme Audit Institutions, especially at the subnational level, the  report added, are foundational pillars of achieving public accountability.

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A report in the Vanguard credits the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Bola Oyebamiji is saying he was not surprised by the report ranking Osun as the most financially transparent State in the Federation, stressing that financial transparency had always been Governor Oyetola’s watchword.

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“It is a pact the Governor signed with the people of the State to be prudent and transparent with every fund that belongs to the State at all times”, he reportedly added.