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From John Bassey, Gusau
Malam Abubakar Danmaliki, Auditor-General of Zamfara State, has expressed satisfaction over the significant improvement in the state’s Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, from 25.4 billion in the year 2024 to 32.3 billion in the year 2025, marking 78.6 per cent increase in the review process.
He made the disclosure while presenting the report of the Auditor-General on the Audited General Purpose Financial Statements of Zamfara State Government on IPSAS Accrual Basis for the year ended 31 December 2025 and the Annual Audit Activity Report on the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Zamfara State for the year 2025.
He mentioned that Zamfara State Government has sustained full compliance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Accrual Basis for the year 2025, as directed by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) and the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
The 2025 Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Zamfara State Government as at 31 December 2025. The audit was conducted in accordance with International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.
We observed significant improvement in revenue performance and expenditure control in the year under review, especially in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from 25.4 billion in the year 2024 to 32.3 billion in the year 2025 which represents 78.6 per cent increase. There was an adherence to budget discipline in all the MDAs in the state for the year, in line with His Excellency’s rescue agenda.
However, we also noted some issues that require management attention, including: incomplete asset register in some MDAs, unretired advances and imprests, weaknesses in store records and inventory management. These have been captured with appropriate recommendations in the report.
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The second report is the Annual Audit Activity Report on all MDAs for the year 2025. This report contains detailed observations, queries and infractions noted during our periodic and annual inspection of MDAs.
A total of 98 MDAs were audited, covering both revenue and expenditure. Audit queries were issued. While some have been cleared, others remain outstanding.
The report also highlights issues of non-compliance with financial regulations, procurement law, and public expenditure management reforms.
We wish to sincerely appreciate His Excellency, the Executive Governor, Dr Dauda Lawal, for his unwavering support to my office and for his commitment to transparency, accountability and good governance.
We also appreciate the Public Accounts Committee of the State House of Assembly for their support, Ministry of Finance and Office of the State Accountant-General.
We recommend that all accounting officers should ensure prompt response to my audit queries, government should enforce full implementation of the law and sanction officers who violate financial regulations, all MDAs should update and maintain a comprehensive fixed assets register as required by IPSAS Accrual and the continuous training of accounts and audit staff should be sustained, he said.
