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March 28, 2019
TheSenate has advised the Federal Government to invest more in preventingcorruption than fighting it.
TheChairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts Matthew Urhoghide, made the callwhen the Auditor-General of the Federation, Anthony Ayine, appeared before thecommittee to defend the 2019 budget of his office.
Hesaid to effectively tackle corruption, government ought to adequately fund theOffice of Auditor-General of the Federation. He added that for the governmentto achieve any meaningful impact in its fight against corruption, theAuditor-General’s Office needed to be adequately funded.
Urhoghidesaid the Auditor-General’s Office, like the Economic and Financial CrimesCommission, EFCC required adequate funds for its activities to prevent acts ofindiscipline in agencies.
Heappealed to President Buhari to sign the Federal Audit Bill before him to givestrong backing to the fight against corruption in the country.u����}!�