Zamfara State Government
This office and it staff are sending their sincere appreciation to His Excellency the Executive Governor of Zamfara State (Dr. Dauda Lawa, Gamjin Gusau) for his kind cooperation in making this office and it activities goes smoothly, mention must also be made by the Cooperation received by our Sister Ministry of Finance for making all funds available to actualize our activities.
Dr. Dauda Lawal
His Excellency the Executive Governor of Zamfara State
- Gamjin Gusau
- Makaman Kachiya
Alhaji Abubakar Danmaliki (FCNA)
The Auditor General of Zamfara State welcomes everyone that browses our portal. We provides
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Our work is incomplete without mentioning my sincere appreciation to His Excellency the Executive Governor
of Zamfara State (Dr. Dauda Lawal ) for his kind cooperation in
making our activities and annual reports in to reality, mention must also be made by the Cooperation received
by our Sister Ministry of Finance for making all funds available to actualize this report. Finally my thousands
of thanks to all members of my staff, particularly (Annual Accounts Committee) who worked tirelessly round the
clock within the shortest period to accomplish my statutory duty.
State Auditor General present 2023 Annual Audit Report to media and Civil Society Organization on 2nd July, 2024
The Zamfara state government, through the Auditor General of the state, Alhaji Abubakar Danmaliki Gidan Goga, has presented copies of the audit
report to media and civil society organisations (CSOs), saying it's part of the accountability and good governance of the present administration in the state.
Presenting the copies to Zamfara state chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ibrahim Musa Maizare and representative of CSO's on Tuesday at the
office of the Auditor General in Gusau, the state capital, the Auditor General Abubakar Gidan Goga said it's the first time in the history to present copies
of the audit report to the media and CSO's in the state.
"I am glad to welcome you all to this maiden interaction between my office and you, an occasion that is the first of its kind held by this office."
As required by Section 125(5) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, this office, upon receipt of financial statements and accompanying schedules from the
Accountant General, is to submit a report within ninety (90) days of its receipt to the state assembly, which shall be considered by its committee on
public accounts.".
"In the same vein, Zamfara State Audit Law 2021, Section 40(1), also made similar provisions to achieve transference and good governance, which are the
cornerstones of the present administration.".
"I therefore want to seize this opportunity to register my appreciation to His Excellency for the highly moral and budgetary support he has been rendering
to this office.".
"By our conventions, I will have shunned the press and civil society organisations, but your advocacy brought us this per. Thank you for helping to entrench
public accountability and good governance.".
According to him, the practice is for the accountant general to prepare annual financial statements and courses to be submitted to the office of the auditor
general for further examination, certification, and reporting.
"The reason for your invitation is to inform you of the progress made so far. Today's event is to enable me to have interaction with you and also make copies
of the report available to you.".
"As some of you may be aware, there are other mandatory requirements, i.e., the annual audit activity report and the performance audit report on government
programmes and projects, and I am happy to inform you that while the primary responsibility has been discharged, the other two reports will be made available
to the assembly soon."
Audit
Audit means an independent examination of accounting records, financial statements and supporting documents for the purpose of expressing an informed opinion concerning their propriety, fairness, completeness, consistency and conformity with general accepted accounting standards and relevant legislation
External Audits
Audits performed by outside parties can be extremely helpful in removing any bias in reviewing the state of a company's financials. Financial audits seek to identify if there are any material misstatements in the financial statements. An unqualified, or clean, auditor's opinion provides financial statement users with confidence that the financials are both accurate and complete. External audits, therefore, allow stakeholders to make better, more informed decisions related to the company being audited.
Internal Audits
Internal auditors are employed by the company or organization for whom they are performing an audit, and the resulting audit report is given directly to management and the board of directors. Consultant auditors, while not employed internally, use the standards of the company they are auditing as opposed to a separate set of standards. These types of auditors are used when an organization doesn’t have the in-house resources to audit certain parts of their own operations.
IRS Audits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) also routinely performs audits to verify the accuracy of a taxpayer’s return and specific transactions. When the IRS audits a person or company, it usually carries a negative connotation and is seen as evidence of some type of wrongdoing by the taxpayer. However, being selected for an audit is not necessarily indicative of any wrongdoing.
