Audit Effectiveness Number 1
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December 6, 2019
- Posted by: Center for Social Justice
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Contents
- Introduction
- Audit Section Workplan
- Audit Bill Advocacy Strategy
- Grouping the Infractions in the 2016 Federal Audit
Introduction
This is the Newsletter of the Audit Section of the Citizens Wealth Platform (CWP). CWP defines its goal as ensuring that public resources are made to work and be of benefit to all. The Audit Section is currently focused on Improving the Effectiveness of Federal Audit Processes and Reforms.
Audit is not an end in itself but an indispensable part of a regulatory system whose aim is to reveal deviations from accepted standards and violations of the principles of legality, efficiency, effectiveness and economy of financial management early enough to make it possible to take corrective action in individual cases, to make those accountable to accept responsibility, to obtain compensation, or to take steps to prevent – or at least render more difficult such breaches in future. Thus, the extant goal of the Audit Section of CWP is to contribute to the emergence of an effective audit process, practice and legal framework at the federal level.
There are four key objectives vis; to advocate for the enactment of the Federal Audit Service Commission Bill into law; to build capacity of CSOs and media to demand and monitor compliance of MDAs with audit reforms; to support the office for the Auditor General of the Federation (AuGF), Public Accounts Committees (PACs) and Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs) in the improvement of audit practice and; to advocate for improved funding of the office of the AuGF.
Four key outcomes are expected: legislative framework that reflects best practices is in place and translated into action; the emergence of empowered and mobilised stakeholders on the use of the audit process to hold duty bearers to account for the use of public resources which will minimise corruption; increased accountability of audit duty bearers for the use of public resources and improved funding of the office of the AuGF.
Audit Section Workplan
The workplan set out the target(s), issues, actions, timelines and responsibilities for implementation of key activities in the Audit Section. It targets key stakeholders in the executive, legislature and civil society.
Audit Bill Advocacy Strategy
The Advocacy Strategy for the Audit Bill sets outs the stakeholders, their role in the legislative process, relationship with promoters, objectives of engagement, strategies for engagement, timelines for engagement and risk analysis.
Grouping the Infractions in the 2016 Federal Audit
This analysis groups the infractions in the 2016 Federal Auditor General’s Report.
