Office of the State Auditor-General

Biography

Born on 25th July 1967 in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. He Obtained his First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) from Lutheran Primary Scholl, Ikot Ibiok, Eket Local Government Area in 1979 and then proceeded to Government Secondary School, Afaha Eket and obtained the West African School Certificate in 1984, Thereafter he gained Admission to the Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration, Apapa, Lagos, where he bagged the Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy in 1995. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).

He attended various Workshops and Training both locally and internationally. Amongst which are:

• Strategies for Auditing, Investigation and Effective Team Management by Business Innovation (West Africa) Limited in Partnership with Eclipse Ventures Incorporated, USA - November, 2011.
• International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) Training for Audit Executives by Price Water House Coopers (PWC) Lagos, June, 2014.
• Effective and Efficient reporting in the public sector (The Role of Actual based IPSAS) - University of Port Harcourt Business School, October, 2015.

He has served in various Committees in the State such as:

• The Committee on the Restructuring of Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service.
• Member Committee on Akwa Ibom State Personnel Audit.
• Public Accounts Committee of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (Auditor-General Representative).
• Committee on the Inverstigation of Illegal Recruitment by Akwa Ibom State Local Governmnet Service Commission.
• Member IPSAS Accrual Transition Committee, Accountant-General’s Office.
• Member State Committee on the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainabilty (SFTAS) Program for Result.

Amongst awards to his Credit Are:

• Best Overall graduating student (GCE/SC) June, 1984 Government Secondary Scool Afaha Eket, Eket, Akwa Ibom State.
• Certificate of Merit as the Most Hard-Working Public Servant (Senior) 2011.
  • He is the Pioneer Chairman, ICAN, Eket and District Society.
  • Past President, Rotary Club of Eket.
  • Assistant Governor, Rotary District 9142
  • Chairman, Association of Senior Civil Servant, Office of The State Auditor-General Branch, Uyo.
  • Presiding Elder, The Apostolic Church, Uduak-Abasi District, Offriyo Area, Eket Field.

Until his appointment as the State Auditor-General, he was Director (Audit), Office of Akwa Ibom State Auditor-General.

He is happily married to Mrs. Rose Ntekim (ACIN) with five lovely children.

Hobbies: Reading and writing, critical brain storming, presentation of skills and talks.




Closing:

To contribute meaningfully to Akwa Ibom State Government Public Finance Management, render valuable assistance in the area of accounting, auditing, government policy formulation, expenditure control, disseminate professional competences in financial management; promote service delivery guided by disciplinary orientation and integrity; tackle the issues of public finance, by using long-life acquired skills in public and private sector organizations, human resource management and public administration.