A five-day technical sessions to ascertain Kwara State’s compliance with the FG/World Bank-inspired States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability, and Sustainability (SFTAS) began on Monday in Ilorin, with local officials interfacing with independent verification agents (IVAs) from the office of the Auditor General of the Federation. Kwara State Commissioner for Finance and Planning Florence Oyeyemi Olasumbo who, according to a statement made available to Platforms Africa, said this at the opening session, maintained that the objective of the SFTAS is to strengthen fiscal responsibility and openness in government’s spendings. “She said…
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