** Governor happy with Accountants in government
** ICAN President commends Governor Oyebanji’s developmental strides
Olaniyi Alade
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji says plans are ongoing to employ more accountants to ensure more accountability and transparency in all sectors of governance.
Governor Oyebanji stated this in his office while hosting National President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria ICAN, Chief Davidson Alaribe and other executive members of the institute.
The Governor who commended the contributions of accountants to the success of his administration, charged them to perform their duties in line with the ethics of their profession to sustain their reputations.
Mr President, I am not an accountant but I will just give you this piece of advice because I listened to you when you said people have expressed concerns over the toughness of your examinations. I will just plead with you not to compromise the process. This is the main reason you are still standing.
The day you start to compromise the process, that will be the beginning of the downfall of ICAN. So, keep doing the right thing. ICAN is respected all over the country simply because your recruitment process is thorough and rigorous.
“You will also agree with me that your colleagues in government are doing so well and this has led to good ratings in respect to accountability and transparency.
We have very small resources, on FAAC ladder, we are either second or third to the last every month. So, the little we have, we have to apply it in a way and manner that will give happiness to the greatest number of people in the state, and this required a lot of financial engineering from their side and since we got into office we have been rated high in transparency and accountability in the country”. The Governor asserted.
Earlier, President of ICAN, Chief Davidson Alaribe commended Governor Oyebanji for recognising members of the institute by placing them in their rightful positions in his administration and appreciated his developmental agenda through provision of basic amenities for the people.
The ICAN president charged accountants working with Ekiti state government to perform their duties effectively to justify the confidence reposed in them by Governor Oyebanji and he sought assistance for brilliant indigent students of Ekiti who are studying accounting in various institutions to become chartered accountants.
Also at the meeting were Secretary to the State Government, Prof Habibat Adubiaro; Chief of Staff, Mr Niyi Adebayo; Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Hon Femi Ajayi; Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service, Mr Olaniran Olatona; Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode; Accountant General, Mrs Titilayo Olayinka; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr Oluwadare Jolumo, and State Auditor General, Mr Victor Adeuya, among others.
