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The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) says it can only perform advisory role to the government on budget implementation for now.

Its president, Hajiya Maryam Ibrahim, said this while featuring at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja yesterday.

She said that Nigeria’s budget had always come in irregular manner hence the difficulty in its implementation.

Ibrahim told NAN that professional accounting bodies should have the capacity to monitor budget implementation at all levels of government.

“Budget is the Bible or Quran of any government because it’s what you decide to do for the people.

“Unfortunately, budgeting in the country has not been a bottom-top approach; it has always been up-down approach.

“And possibly that is why we have not gotten it right in knowing what the people really want.

“ But having said that, we are not in government, we wait for government to present its budget and we try to analyse and give our own advice to the government.

“During our training, we advise our members to assist in advising their various ministries, departments and agencies in the performances of their budgets, especially if they are given that responsibility.

“We should be able to call the executive at federal, at states level and the local government level to account for the fund that is being given to them and to ensure having looked at what they have done with the money, whether they have used it effectively, efficiently and economically.’’

She commended the Auditor-General of the Federation for introducing the Performance Audit and Environmental Auditing into the system, adding that it should be replicated at all tiers of governance.

Ibrahim said the National Assembly was also trying in terms of oversight functions and called on civil society groups to join in the quest for financial discipline in the system.

“A lot will be achieved in terms of value for money in the National Assembly partners with the Auditor-General in checking the government.’’

She said it was time Nigeria became prudent in the management of her excess crude savings to avoid problems.

The ANAN boss said it was through such savings that the government could handle emergencies and infrastructural maintenance.

She appealed to the government to appoint a body to monitor the excess crude savings for the sake of transparency.

“A body should monitor and we should be involved, an independent body should be the one giving the report to the public.

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Students Eulogises PGSA Leadership Role in RSU dev 

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The 11th  Global President of the Rivers state University Alumni Association (RSUAA), Dr. Marry- Ann Perekebina has praised the Obarijima Waite’s  led Postgraduate Students Association(PGA), describing his tenure as ” visionary, transparent and worthy of emulation.

Dr. Perekebina , who spoke with journalists at the sideline of the commissioning of projects embarked by Obarijima Waite’s administration in Port Harcourt, eulogises him for leading a purposeful administration – characterised with team work, love and result.

She maintained, that Obarijima Waite’s have led a purposeful administration that touches on cole values expected of any leader,adding that he has embarked on several projects that will have direct bearing in the lives of PGA students who will make use of the facilities.

 

“I think it’s worthy of emulation and recognition and he deserves all the accolades. He is a transformational leader who believes in carrying everyone along.” she said.

 

Also speaking at the sideline, a Postgraduate student of Law and Diplomacy, Edward Olaka, equally lauded the President of PGA, Obarijima Waite, for his visionary and outstanding leadership style, and describing him as  “a Square peg in a Square hole”

 

According to him, the performance of the incumbent President and his team will throw a huge challenge to his successor’s, stressing that their administration will be used as a yardstick to measure whoever that would be coming after them, describing his performance as a commitment and testimony to hard-work built on the fear God.

 

” This is the handiwork of God, because it is said that when the righteous rules, the people rejoice.”

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FRSC to Establish Driving Training Centre at UniPort

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is set to establish a Driving Training Centre at the University of Port Harcourt, to be domiciled at the Centre for Logistics and Transport Studies, NEMA House.

 

A team from the FRSC National Headquarters visited the University on Friday, September 12, 2025, to inspect proposed facilities in line with the Driving School Standardization Programme (DSSP) mandatory requirements.

 

Speaking at the end of the inspection, Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, represented by the Head of Driving School, Mr. Sunday Attah, expressed satisfaction with the standard of facilities available at the institution. He commended the University for its readiness to host the pilot scheme, noting that the Centre will be replicated in other parts of the country in due course.

 

Earlier, during a courtesy visit to the University Management, the Corps Marshal explained that UniPort was selected to host the pilot project because of its strategic importance to the nation.

 

Responding, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Owunari Abraham Georgewill, represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Professor Chukwudi Onyeaso, welcomed the initiative and assured that the University remains open to partnerships that will promote academic excellence and national development.

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Don Advocates Equal Opportunity For Citizens 

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A scholar and the 119 Inaugural lecturer at the Rivers state University, Prof.Chukwu Sancho Nwobuisi has called on political leaders across the  world and Nigeria in particular to be transparent, accountable and lead with the fear of God, bearing in mind that when we depart the earth, we shall take home nothing, except the spirit who shall return back to the maker to give account of how we lived our lives.

 

Speaking to Journalists shortly after delivering his inaugural lecture on Wednesday in port Harcourt with the topic: ” War and The Dynamics of Ehianomics Economy The Nigerian Experience Who Are The Losers”, called on political leaders and those at the position of trust to think outside the box if they truly want the Nigeria to be great again.

 

He explained that the topic of the lecture basically is about social ills and how to correct the false narrative affects the system, while maintaining that the system has worsen to the point that the future of our younger generation now in dire danger, due to unemployment ,poor infrastructure,poor healthcare and everyone looking for a means to see ends meet.

 

The Frontline scholar,regretted that agriculture that used to be the economy main stay of the country is now downgraded due to over dependent on oil revenue, hence the unfortunate social and political crisis found daily in our communities.

 

” The study looks at the effect, influence and what affects the economy of the nation and how our mindset can change from over dependent on oil”

 

Prof. Nwobuisi, who didn’t mince words about corruption, maintained that corruption remains a serious challenge that the government needs to mitigate by the institutions saddled with the responsibility to pull the nation out of the menace.

 

” The way forward is that the nation’s anti-graft agencies must be strengthen to look around us especially on the invasion by the so called Yahoo boys.” Prof. Chukwu said.

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