The Nigerian Accountant 2012 October/December Edition

News/EventsFIRS Is Doing a Great Job— ICAN PresidentThe 48 th President of ICAN, Mr Doyin Owolabi haddescribed the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) as an organisation doing a great job thatwould go a long way in showing the whole worldthat Nigeria is a serious country.Owolabi said the in Abuja when he paid acourtesy visit to the office of the Chairman of FIRS.According to him, FIRS had made Nigeria to realisethat it could not depend solely on oil and externalrevenue alone as a means of survival. He alsothanked FIRS for partnering with ICAN in movingthe nation forward.Responding, the acting Chairman of FIRS Mr.O.C. Chuke described ICAN’s visit to the office asa privilege and congratulated ICAN President onhis election as the 48 th President of The Institute.He promised that FIRS would continue to worktogether with ICAN to take Nigeria to greater heights by buildingenduring institutions.I Solicit Support of ICAN, Says AGFThe Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Niyi Otunla, FCA,has called on The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria(ICAN) for support in order to make the work in his office easier.Otunla made this call while receiving the 48 th ICAN President,Mr Doyin Owolabi and his entourage in his office in Abuja. Hethanked ICAN for the support it had been offering in the area ofprovision of qualified personnel to his office.In his reaction, the ICAN President intimated to Mr Otunla thewhistle-blower Bill which The Institute was planning to sponsor oncorruption. He also solicited the support of the Accountant-Generalon it. While thanking him for his support to ICAN members in hisoffice, Owolabi implored him to continue assisting the membersby sponsoring them to ICAN programmes and events.ICAN President, Doyin Owolabi (left) with Accountant-Generalof the Federation, Mr Niyi OtunlaICAN President, Doyin Owolabi presenting souvenir to Acting Chairman, FederalInland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr O.C. ChukeI Will Sell ICAN’s Whistle-BlowerCampaign Against Corruption— Gov. FayemiEkiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has commended thedecision of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria(ICAN) to sponsor a Whistle-Blower Bill against corruption,promising to sell it to the National Assembly.Fayemi gave this assurance in his office while receiving the48 th ICAN President, Mr Doyin Owolabi who paid him a courtesyvisit. He said that ICAN’s decision to sponsor such Bill was a stepin the right direction, adding that professionals like CharteredAccountants and others were expected to be at the forefront ofthe struggle against corruption.“Our country needs this. Chartered Accountants are not surfacepeople, they give attention to details and there is no way anybody,organisation or government can do without them. The whistleblowercampaign is the right step and I will sell it.”“I live by example. When I took over as Ekiti State Governor, Ideclared my assets openly. So, I don’t see a reason why a publicoffice holder should be afraid to do so openly if he doesn’t havea hidden agenda. The word ‘declare’ itself means doing thingsopenly to let people know,” the governor expatiated.Speaking further, he commended ICAN for turning out goodproducts and promised that the tie between The Institute andEkiti state will continue to wax stronger. He also declared thatrecruiting over 50 Chartered Accountants into the service of thestate was not a mistake but a deliberate action to ensure probityand accountability.Earlier, Owolabi had told the governor that he was on afour-day tour of Ado-Ekiti District of the Institute to have firsthandinformation about the challenges facing ICAN members indischarging their responsibilities to the users of their services.He commended Governor Fayemi for the good works he wasdoing in the state and encouraged him to continue for the benefitof the people of the state. He also applauded him for employingTHE NIGERIAN ACCOUNTANT 52October/December, 2012