Help drive public sector reforms, Adeleke urges accountants

File Photo: Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke

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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has charged accountants, particularly members of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, to be active in shaping public sector reforms.

Adeleke specifically told them to lend voice to conversations around fiscal discipline, debt management, internal audit strengthening and the adoption of new financial technologies.

In his address at the 6th session of the mandatory continuing professional development programme of ANAN with the theme, “Taxation and regulatory compliance,” in Osogbo on Tuesday, the governor told accountants in the country to use their expertise to contribute directly to national stability and development.

Adeleke, whose address was read by the State Commissioner for Finance, Sola Ogungbile, further said, “When professionals engage with policy issues, governance becomes stronger and more responsive. I want to encourage ANAN members across the country to take a more active role in shaping public sector reforms.

“Your voice is needed in conversations around fiscal discipline, debt management, internal audit strengthening and the adoption of new financial technologies. When professionals engage with policy issues, governance becomes stronger and more responsive.”

He said the country needed a corps of accountants who are confident, competent and unwavering in integrity, and commended the ANAN national leadership for fostering a culture of excellence across states of the federation.

Speaking on the theme of the programme, Adeleke maintained that the accounting profession must keep evolving with the growing influence of Information Communication Technology, as a strong financial sector would only be possible when its practitioners embrace new knowledge.

Earlier in her address, the Chairman of the Council Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Zuwairat Kishimi, congratulated new members of the body on their induction, noting it as “a major milestone, achieved through hard work, discipline, and competence.”

Describing ANAN as a premium brand in the accounting profession, distinguished by its commitment to integrity, public interest, and continuous capacity building, Kishimi urged new members to uphold the values of the association in all their engagements.

In his welcome address, the ANAN Osun State Branch chairman, Olajide Lawal, lauded Adeleke and Kishimi for providing exemplary leadership in Osun and for the Association, respectively.

The association was founded on January 1, 1979, and chartered through the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria Act no. 76 of 1993, with membership strength, as at November 2025, put at over 60,000.

During the 2-day event, accounting experts are expected to deliver papers on various accounting-related topics.

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