LAAC Dismisses Same District Council for Disregarding Parliament and CAG
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TLDR
- The Local Authorities Accounts Committee (LAAC) has dismissed the Same District Council for disregarding Parliament and the Controller and Auditor General (CAG).
- The decision was announced by LAAC Chairman Ado Shaibu after the council failed to adequately implement the committee's directives and CAG's audit findings for the fiscal years 2023/24 and 2024/25.
- Out of seven directives issued by LAAC on October 27, 2024, the Same District Council has only implemented two.
- In the 2024/25 audit, CAG raised 18 issues, of which the council addressed only four, representing 22%.
- LAAC found that previous audit issues remain unresolved, with only three out of nine outstanding issues addressed.