
ICAN develops accountability index on public finance for govts
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria on Wednesday unveiled its latest Accountability Index, which assesses the level of public finance accountability of federal, states and local governments.
The launch of the index was witnessed by stakeholders including the civil society organisations and the World Bank during a virtual presentation.
The President, ICAN, Mrs Onome Adewuyi, in her keynote address at the public presentation of the 2019 ICAN Accountability Index Report, said the index would make the Federal Government, states and Local Government Areas more accountable to Nigerians.
She recalled that the institute had in 2017 launched the ICAN-AI for assessing the level of accountability and quality of public finance management practices across the three tiers of gover...