President Muhammad Buhari has
appealed to accountants and auditors in the country to assist in fighting
corruption.
The President made the appeal on
Tuesday in Abuja at the 48th Annual Accountants’ Conference of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
Buhari was represented by the
Minister of Budget and National Planning; Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma.
The President also urged ICAN
members to deliberate on how they could contribute to support government
efforts to reduce corruption and restore the economy
“In regards to fighting
corruption you have a special contribution to make as accountants.
“Your members serving as
accountants and auditors can bring to bear your special skills in ensuring that
books and records are properly kept.
“Working closely with the
statutory agencies responsible for fighting corruption, ICAN will no doubt
assist government in its effort at fighting this national malaise,” he said.
Speaking on insecurity in the
country, Buhari argued that fighting insecurity and other crimes required the
collaboration and cooperation of every citizen.
He said that Nigerians had a shared
responsibility to provide credible information to security agencies.
“We must preach and promote peace
within our communities, hold on to the core values of honesty, probity, hard
work and our neighbours’ keeper that defines us as people with esteemed values
and as a nation where peace and justice reign.
“We must come together to condemn
all forms of criminal activities and say NO to hate speech and acts that could
destabilise the cooperate existence of our nation,” he said.
On the economy, Buhari said that
his administration had put in place the right infrastructure to diversify the
economy away from oil dependence.
Buhari said that the Social
Investment Programme of the Federal Government was meant to provide support to
the unemployed youth, the poor, the excluded and the vulnerable in the society.
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