Assessment Visit: "You Have Performed Well"-LG Auditor General Tells Yala Council Boss

 Solomon Ugo, Calabar 

Elder, Dr Fred Okem, the Yala Local Government Council Chairman has been commended for excellent performance by the Auditor General for Local Government, Mr Eddy Ofem .


The Auditor General made the commendation when he paid an assessment visit to the Council on Wednesday to assess what the council chairman  has deployed the funds so far released to him since assumption of office.



"We are on routine visit to all the Councils in the state to inspect books, assess their compliance level to financial rules and to make sure their financial statement is up -to- date  for presentation on the 28th of February so that we can report to His Excellency, Senator Bassey Edet Otu how the funds released so far to the Chairmen have been utilised"' 


Mr Ofem stated that from what he has seen in Yala the Chairman is a messiah who has come to put smiles on the faces of the people of the local government area and called for continuous compliance to extant financial rules.


"Financial rules require special attention to comply with relevant and extant rules of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and the Courts such that every transaction follows due process and the correct process" 


He said every project should meet the people's expectation and should be budgeted  for and called on the senior staff of the council to advise the Chairman properly not exceed budget sums when executing any project.


"When executing a project find out what is the  budgetary provision for that project because exceeding a budget cost for a project is an impeachable offence".


Mr Ofem also stated that the Legislative Vote for the councillors is not free money but meant for their sitting  which must meet a specific number of days and if they failed to meet the required number of days in.their sitting they would be made to refund the money.


In his response, Elder ,Dr Okem highlighted the project's he has executed so far to include provision of furniture for offices of political office holders, administration staff, renovation of comprehensive health centre at Aliforkpa, renovation of legislative chambers rehabilitation of boreholes, planned construction of a ring road from the council gate  to the premises down to the staff quarters , planned construction of the Abachor -YASCO section along the Okpoma -Yahe road and regular engagements with community leaders to forestall outbreak of intercommunal conflicts in flash points in the local government area.


He assured that everyone will be carried along in his projects and programmes because he has brought joy and peace to everyone in Yala.



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