Kogi Parliament Confirms Adabenege as New Auditor- General

The Kogi State 8th parliament has screened and confirmed Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege as the new Auditor-General for local governments during the plenary session held at the chambers on Wednesday.

Adabeneg who was nominated by the outgoing governor of the State Yahaya Bello, was confirmed to have served in various capacities within the state. He was the personal assistant to the governor-elect Usman Ododo who was the Auditor-General before vying for the position of the governor and has been found worthy to succeed his boss.

While speaking to the assembly pressmen, Adabenege promised to ensure there is no fraud in the system. He pledged to uphold the template of his predecessor.

“I want to assure you that we will build on the success of Usman Ododo who just left office. All the templates that he used, we are going to consolidate on them and make sure that the office is taken to the next level’’.

Meanwhile, the legislators also deliberated on different bills including a bill to repeal and reenact the customary Court of Appeal establishment law 2008 and a bill to repeal and reenact the Kogi State area courts law 1991 and other matters connected therewith which have scaled through the second reading.

Emmanuel Ukoh