More chartered accountants required

                          

Nigerian needs more chartered accountants – Ambode

                 

                                      

Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said that Nigeria required the services of more chartered accountants to enhance accountability and transparency in public life who was represented by Mr Akinyemi Ashade, the state Commissioner for Finance, made the observation in Lagos at the investiture ceremony of Mrs Folashade Onabolu as the Chairperson of Society of woman Accountants of Nigeria.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onabolu is the first female certified forensic accountant in the entire public service in Nigeria.She is a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).He said service more accountants is required both in public and private organisation to uphold integrity, accuracy and transparency in the society at large.

The climax of the ceremony was the launch of a book on “Forensic Auditing in Nigerian Public Sector,’’ written by the chairperson society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN).

Lastly,the ceremony was attended diginitries from accountancy profession.