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Office of
the Accountant-General
Accountant-General of the State is the Head of the State Government
Accounting and the treasury.
He also:-
(i) Serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the
receipts and Payments of the Government of the State;
(ii) Supervises the Accounts of the State Ministries and Extra-Ministerial
Departments;
(iii) Collates, presents and publishes statutory financial statements of the
State Government and any other statements of Account required by the
Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning;
(iv) Maintains and operates the Accounts of the consolidated Revenue Funds,
Development Funds, Contingencies funds, and other Public funds and provides
cash backing for the operations of the State Government;
(v) Maintains and operates the State Account;
(vi) Establishes and supervises Treasury cash offices in cash Local
Government Area of the State;
(vii) Conducts routine and in-depth inspection of the books of accounts of
State Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments to ensure compliance with
rules, regulations, policies, decisions and maintenance of Accounting codes
and Internal Audit Guides;
(viii) Investigates cases of fraud, loss of funds, assets and store items and
other financial malpractices in Ministries/Extra-Ministerial Departments;
(ix) Ensures Revenue Monitoring and Accounting;
(x) Formulates the Accounting Policy of the State Government;
(xi) Organized training of Accounts and Internal Audit personnel in the State
Civil Service independently, or in liaison with the Directorate of
Establishments and Pensions.
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