Auditor General’s office sign partnership agreement to combat fraud

The Auditor General of the Federation’s office and the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (CIFCFIN) have signed a partnership agreement to reduce corrupt practices, fraud and financial malfeasance in the public sector in Nigeria.

The signing ceremony which took place at the Audit House in Abuja, saw the Acting Auditor General of the Federation, Dr Andrew Onwudili, and the President of the CIFCFIN, Dr Iliyasu Gashinbaki, appending their signatures on the MoU for both establishments.

Speaking shortly after the ceremony, Dr. Onwudili assured that the partnership was a great opportunity to further define new frontiers of what the two institutions hold dear and beneficial to the citizens of Nigeria with regards to entrenching probity and accountability in the public sector and the country at large.

He vowed that the Office of the Auditor General in partnership with CIFCFIN will be better equipped to fight corruption in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government as both are bringing different skill sets to the table on ways and means of tackling the menace.

Speaking earlier, CIFCFIN’s president, Dr Gashinbaki, said the partnership will go a long way in reducing as well as eliminating the ‘massive corruption’ challenges in financial statements of governments as we have seen over the years.

He said the partnership is designed to build capacity in the area of forensics and fraud investigation, especially for the directorate cadre across the three-tiers of government and arms of government.