OFFICE OF STATE AUDITOR-GENERAL TO COMMENCE EXIT MEETINGS ON JULY 15

The Office of the State Auditor- General (OSAG), has drawn up the timetable schedules for the year 2023 Audit Completion and Exit Meetings, after the conclusion of the statutory audit inspection of accounts and records of the State’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) and the periodic checks on its Parastatals Organisation for the year ended 31st of December, 2023.

The Acting State Auditor-General, Lagos State, Dr. Muyiwa John Adetola, in a statewide circular, said the Year 2023 Audit Completion and Exit meeting will commence on  15th July, 2024.

He explained that the Periodic Exit meeting is geared towards enabling MDAs the opportunity to provide evidences in support of their audit reports and responses to the audit observations and issues raised in the audit inspection reports forwarded to the State Auditor-General’s Office and to resolve such issues where the need  arises.

The Acting State Auditor-General, enjoined all Permanent Secretaries, Accounting Officers and Chief Executive Officers of MDAs to personally lead their teams to the meeting as no issues would be resolved without the input of concerned Accounting Officers.

Furthermore, he emphasised that all formal representations and related evidence in respect of the audit queries raised in the audit reports should be forwarded in both hard and soft copies to the State Auditor- General’s Office on or before the scheduled date.