Anambra Assembly Commences Verification Of Financial Transactions Of MDAs

The Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Public Account has commenced verification of the 2020 financial transactions of government Ministries and agencies in the State.

House of Assembly Correspondent, Chukwuemeka Modilim reports that the exercise which is holding at the Assembly complex in Awka is one of the major functions of the House.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the Committee, Sir Somtochukwu Udeze explained that the meeting is not designed to witch-hunt anybody but to ascertain if government agencies followed due process in expending the funds allocated to them in 2020 by the Anambra State House of Assembly as required by law.

Sir Somtochukwu called on all the Ministries appearing before the committee to keep their records straight to enable it do a thorough job

The Ministry of Social Welfare Children and Women Affairs led by the Commissioner, Mrs Ndidi Mezue and her Health counterpart, Dr Vincent Okpala and key functionaries of the Ministries have appeared before the committee and defended their financial transactions for the year under review.