Andrew Onwudili has been appointed the new Acting Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF), this is according to a statement by Ema Oqua, Head of Press Unit of the OAuGF.
Oqua said that Onwudili, a director in the OAuGF, and a Fellow of the Association of National Accountants (ANAN) replaced erstwhile AuGF, Adolphus Aghughu who retired from public service on September 7.
The Acting AuGF is said to be a thoroughbred, result-oriented public servant with over 30 years professional experience in audit.
“He joined the federal civil service as a senior auditor and has progressed in his career to becoming Director of Audit, Extra-Ministerial Audit Department in the OAuGF before his appointment.
“He attended many courses and in-service trainings locally and abroad which have broadened his professional horizon and refined his competence.
“He has memberships of professional bodies like, Fellow, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, among others,” she said.
A letter from the Federal Civil Service Commission, dated September 7, directed Onwudili, who is the most senior director, to oversee the office until the appointment of a substantive AuGF.
The OAuGF is tasked with the responsibility of auditing public accounts of the federation and of all offices and courts of the federation.
According to the Nigerian Constitution, the AuGF or any person authorised by him in that behalf shall have access to all the books, records, returns and other documents relating to those accounts.
