ANAN established to inculcate integrity, probity, others – Gombe Gov
By Ben Ngwakwe Gombe
The Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has said that the
Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, is a very crucial body that was created and recreated to inculcate standards of integrity, probity, honesty and good conscience in the country.
Speaking at the event of ANAN in Gombe, on Tuesday, the Governor represented by his Deputy Dr Manassah Daniel Jatau, said that since the coming of his administration on the 29th May, 2019, he has been concerned with transparency, accountability, zero tolerance to corruption and prudent use of its meagre resources with the sole aim of ensuring that the residents get all the basic needs and infrastructure so as to improve the standard of living of the residents.
“Being an Accountant, the Governor manifested a great political will; subsequently the state achieved a lot in the areas of security, health, education, agriculture, healthy budget implementation, commerce, industrialization, etc. For want of time since you gave me only ten minutes to talk, the 3 year score card, 2019 – 2022, of this administration highlighted what has been attained so far, while the 10 Year Development Plan 2021 – 2030, pinpoints where and what this state envisage to attain and how in the year 2030,” he said.
According to him, “based on the determination of Gombe State contained in the documents mentioned, I find the decision of ANAN to have Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MCPD) Programme as its mandate and also the Theme of the 3rd Session of 2023 which is “Accounting Beyond Nigerian Borders” as apt, germane, necessary and indeed inevitable for Gombe State that is already on the route to attain good governance, in line with global best practices, which you all know is associated with the development and not mere growth of a nation.”
The Governor noted that,”events and happenings in the LGAs, states, the nation and indeed the world which manifest instability, unpredictability, falling standard of living, misuse of ICT, outright corruption, complex challenges, etc. are too obvious to escape the attention of a crucial professional body like yours. So much are the challenges to cope with, that we need mandatory continuing professional development programmes for overcoming the numerous bottlenecks associated with the turbulence in society.”
Furthermore, Inuwa said, globalisation, commercialisation, membership of international organizations and other activities that brings us in constant contact with the outside world, only accounting beyond borders can make them relevant, responsible and proactive, which are the features of effective modern organizations.
“In the face of the numerous emerging challenges, ANAN has no option than to adapt which Charles Darwins, 1809-1882, observed is the only condition for the survival of living things, organizations inclusive. Implied is that the accounting profession must adapt to the new realities and embrace the opportunities presented by digital transformation and emerging technology,” the Governor said.
The Governor urged them to discuss critically, truthfully and respond to any feedback accordingly while noting that “Criminologists assert that “somewhere somehow lies the solution to every problem” and urged them to identify these solutions that will emerge from the programme for the effectiveness of all the organizations both in public or private.
He commended the leadership of ANAN for the choice of Gombe State out of the 36 plus FCT, to host this year’s MCPD Programme and assured them of his partnership, support and encouragement to improve accounting profession and procedures in the world.
