Association Cautions Accountants Against  Unethical  Practices

Association of National Accountancy of Nigeria has called on accountants in the country to uphold the highest level of ethical standards in the discharge of their professional duties.
First vice president of the association  Chief  James Neminebor said this in Port Harcourt at a seminar for  members of the association.
The seminar which  coincided with the 2021 International  Accountants  Day has as it’s  theme, “Information Technology and  Accountancy profession, impact, Challenges and Prospect.
Neminebor said that  accountants creat value and make the society  better for all.
He said  accountants should also act as  mirrors of the society, stressing that the public  attaches greater confidence in them and  hold the accountants in High esteem.
He said members of the profession should also avail themselves of the opportunity provided by the digital age to improve their services to the  society.
Neminebor also commended the  Rivers State  chapter for organising the seminar.
In his welcome  address  the  Rivers State Chairman of the Association  Elder Chidi Orlu said apart from celebrating the International  Accountancy  Day, “the event was also to  enlighten the  participants of one of the emerging critical areas in the accountancy profession.
According to him, the accountancy profession has become  a key  in global economic  development, playing an indispensable  role in  public and private sector resource allocation, effective  reporting and performance  management.
He said the  role of the accountant is therefore  on  a steady  increase both in terms of volume and in complexity and therefore  must  cope with the  rising demands  and  deploy appropriate  cutting edge and tools one of which is the digital accountingskills and tools.
The chairman said the association has always been in the forefront among  global professional  accountancy organisations and was the first to direct  that the event be made  part of the annual programmes of all the branches in the country.

By: John Bibor