Brief History

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

 

The Office of the Auditor-General, Ogun State is an Independent, Permanent and Non-Political Agency of the State. The principal duties and responsibilities provided under Section 125 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, Public Administration Law of Ogun State of Nigeria 2006 and Ogun State Audit Law No. 80 of 2022.                                                                                                          

The Office is an External Audit by definition which maintains perpetual presence in all Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Establishments through the Resident Auditors System. It also carries out the auditing of the State Courts, Secondary Schools, periodic checks on all Boards and Corporations and Tertiary Institutions as well as effective coverage of all revenue points in the State. This Office also carry out the Staff Personnel and Pensioners Verification Exercise on interval basis, for this purpose, the Office has established Three (3) Area Offices to cover the State Three (3) Senatorial Districts. The Area offices are located at Ijebu-Ode (Ogun East Senatorial District), Abeokuta (Ogun Central Senatorial District) and Ilaro (Ogun West Senatorial District).

STATUTORY FUNCTIONS:

The functions of the Office of the Auditor-General, Ogun State are derived from the principal duties and responsibilities of the Auditor-General himself as provided under section 125 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999), the Public Administration Law of Ogun State of Nigeria 2006 and Ogun State Audit Law No. 80 of 2022. The statutory functions of the Office of the Auditor-General, Ogun State include the under listed among others:

 

• The Office is responsible for the audit of Public Accounts of the State including all MDAs, Parastatals, Boards and Corporations, Tertiary Institutions, Schools, Government owned Companies and Courts.  subsequently report its findings and observations to the Public Accounts Committee of the State House of Assembly for appropriate action.
• The Auditor-General is required to submit an Annual Report on the work of his Office and on accounts of the State Government prepared and submitted to him by the State Accountant-General as well as his comments on the audited accounts to the State House of Assembly
• The Auditor-General is also required to review and comment on the Auditors’ Report of the State Statutory Bodies, Authorities or Companies and include his comments in the Annual Report of the State House of Assembly. 
• The Office is empowered to provide list of Auditors qualified to be appointed as External Auditors by Government Statutory Agencies;
• Conduct periodic checks on all Statutory Government Agencies, Boards and Corporations, Tertiary Institutions, Schools and other Government Bodies established by an Act of the Ogun State House of Assembly.