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#ReviewConstitution Series 4

Strengthening Key Accountability Institutions #ReviewConstitution  series on the constitutional amendment continued. Click  here  to see the status as at 10th October, 2017.  First Line Charge for the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation and States This amendment, empowers the Office of the Auditor General (OAuG) of the Federation and those of the States with the requisite funding or access to its budgeted funds to enable them function efficiently and effectively. The OAuG is the foremost anti-corruption and accountability platform or institution created by the Constitution with the mandate to ensure that public funds are utilized effectively, transparently and for the greater good of the citizenry. This is an important amendment to the Constitution. Separation of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation with that of the Accountant-General of the Federal Government The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (exi...