Nigeria Accountability Summit

𝟏𝟔 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟖 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐬, 𝟕𝟑 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 So, what exactly are Nigerians being asked to vote for? How can voters assess priorities, compare policy proposals or hold candidates accountable for commitments they haven't even seen? The 2027 presidential election should be about ideas, plans and solutions, not just campaign slogans. Candidates, the clock is ticking. Nigerians are waiting. PUBLISH YOUR MANIFESTOS! #MattersOfManifesto #2027Elections #ManifestoMatters

𝟏𝟎 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐋𝐒𝐈. 🎉 A Decade of Two Tastes: Ten Years of Sacrifice, Resilience and Transformational Impact In this 10th anniversary documentary, our Founder and Executive Director, @olusegunelemo, reflects briefly on the journey; our milestones, the lessons, partnerships and the people who made the work possible. Watch the full documentary via: bit.ly/PLSIat10Documentary To our board members, past and present staff members, donor and development partners, oversight institutions, civic and media partners, and countless citizens who have believed in the work, challenged us, opened doors, collaborated with us and helped move the vision of an accountable society forward, we say THANK YOU for being part of the journey. 🙏🏾 Happy 10th Anniversary, PLSI. 🥂 Happy 66th Independence Celebration to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. #PLSIat10 #ADecadeOfTwoTastes #IndependenceDay

₦𝟏.𝟑𝟗 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝟑𝟏 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭? Dear Nigerians, The 2024 Federal Government Audit Report provides another sobering picture of weaknesses within Nigeria’s public financial management system. For the 2024 financial year, the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation identified 31 categories of infractions across federal MDAs, involving ₦1.39 trillion. Consider just a few: ₦2.74 billion in unretired cash advances across 20 MDAs; ₦6.73 billion in payments that were not adequately accounted for across 14 MDAs; and ₦37.08 billion in payments without supporting documents across 21 MDAs. These are not merely accounting figures. They represent public resources that should ultimately translate into services, infrastructure and opportunities for citizens. And then there is the issue of time. The transactions audited relate to 2024, yet the report reached the National Assembly in July 2026 and became publicly available in August. That delay matters. The longer it takes to identify, investigate and act on financial irregularities, the harder it can be to recover funds and prevent recurrence. PLSI is calling on the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committees, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and ICPC Nigeria to subject these findings to rigorous scrutiny, demand responses from the affected MDAs, pursue recovery where warranted and track implementation of audit recommendations. Nigeria also need a stronger, modern audit framework that repeals the 1956 audit ordinance act and gives the Auditor-General the tools, timelines and enforcement mechanisms required to make public audit more effective. The Federal Audit Service Bill, which has passed both chambers of the National Assembly, remains awaiting presidential assent of @officialABAT. Public audit is not paperwork. It is one of the country’s most important safeguards for ensuring that public resources serve the public. And this report gives Nigerians 31 more reasons to pay attention. #AccountabilityMatters #2024AuditReport_FGN #PublicAudit

"For 35 years, not a single woman has worked in Jigawa State's audit institution." That was one of the sobering realities shared during the inaugural Women in Public Sector Audit in Nigeria (WiPSA) Leadership Dialogue convened by PLSI, @SWAN_ngr, and International Budget Partnership (IBP) Nigeria in Abuja last week. Speaking at the dialogue, the Auditor-General for Jigawa State, Garba Muhammad Dutse, revealed: "In Jigawa State, we don't have a single woman in the State Audit Office. Since the creation of the state in 1991, there has never been a woman working in the audit institution, let alone becoming the Auditor-General." This is precisely why the WiPSA Leadership Dialogue was established. Our Subnational Audit Efficacy (SAE) Index 2025 revealed that only three of Nigeria's 36 states have female State Auditors-General, only five states have female Auditors-General for Local Governments, and none conducted a Gender-Responsive Audit during the 2024 financial year. These are not just statistics. They point to systemic barriers that limit diversity, weaken institutional perspectives, and reduce the ability of audit systems to fully examine how public spending affects women, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. Changing this reality requires more than conversations. It requires deliberate reforms, stronger institutional commitment, and sustained investment in women's leadership and gender-responsive auditing across Nigeria. That journey has begun. #WiPSA2026 #GenderResponsiveAudit #PublicAudit #SAEIndex2025

PRESS RELEASE: PLSI, @SWAN_NGR, and International Budget Partnership Nigeria (IBP) Convene Inaugural Women in Public Sector Audit in Nigeria (WiPSA) Leadership Dialogue The Dialogue also featured the unveiling of the Gender-Responsive Auditing Framework (GRAF) - a significant milestone for inclusive public accountability in Nigeria. Engage!

Dear Nigerians, This Is About Your Money! When audit institutions are weak: ~Citizens suffer ~Corruption hides ~Waste increases ~Projects fail When audit institutions are strong: ✅ Better roads ✅ Better hospitals ✅ Better schools ✅ Better value for public funds We urge the President, @officialABAT, to #SignTheAuditBillNow!

The Subnational Audit Efficacy Index 2025 #Rankings tell a powerful story. ~Ekiti State ranks 1st ~Gombe & Yobe follow in 2nd place. ~Abia & Rivers rank 36th. This is more than a ranking; between these numbers lies a deeper story about transparency, oversight, and how public resources impact citizens’ lives. The question is: how do we close the gap? 🔗 Explore the full report: plsinitiative.org/sae_index/… #SAEIndex2025 #AuditImpact

🏆 #EkitiState has emerged 1st in the Subnational Audit Efficacy Index (SAE) 2025, among all 36 states in Nigeria. The award was proudly received by the State Auditor-General Mr. Victor Adeuya alongside the Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye, and the Chairman Public Accounts Committee Hon. Lateef Akanle, underscoring strong institutional commitment to accountability and oversight. A recognition of commitment, reforms, and results in advancing accountability and public financial management. #SAEIndex2025 #GoodGovernance

📍 PLSI is proud to unveil the first-ever Performance Audit Report conducted and published by a subnational government in Nigeria - #DeltaState! This landmark achievement represents a visible and tangible impact of PLSI's support to the Delta State's Office of the Auditor-General and the Delta State Government in strengthening modern public audit practice. Between 2022 and 2024, under our @macfound-funded project to strengthen public audit practices and accountability at the state level in Nigeria, PLSI supported five states (including Delta) through targeted institutional reforms: ~We commissioned Performance Audit Manuals. ~We trained Auditors from the five selected states on how to effectively conduct performance audit on government's policies, programs and projects. ~We built institutional capacity for results-based oversight. Today, we are proud to see the impact in Delta State. With this report, #DeltaState has set a national precedent for evidence-driven oversight and citizen-focused accountability — the very reforms PLSI has long advocated through series of policy & institutional engagements and our annual Subnational Audit Efficacy Index (plsinitiative.org/sae-indexe…), with the 6th edition set to launch in March 2026. Performance audits go beyond “how money was spent” to ask the most important governance question: Did public spending actually deliver results for citizens? As we anticipate similar milestones across other states, we commend the Auditor-General of Delta State, the entire staff members of the Audit Office, and @DSGovernment for this exemplary leadership in strengthening governance systems and advancing performance-based oversight in Nigeria. 📄 Access the Performance Audit Report: deltastate.gov.ng/wp-content… At PLSI, we will continue to work with governments and oversight institutions to ensure that public resources deliver real results for citizens. #AuditReform #PerformanceAudit #ValueForMoney #AccountabilityMatters

Local Government Autonomy without #Accountability risks Decentralizing Corruption. ‼️ #LGs are Nigeria’s closest tier of government - yet they remain the weakest. PLSI’s research, “Strengthening Accountability and Service Delivery at Local Levels in Nigeria,” examines how Local Government Councils (LGCs) are delivering on their constitutional responsibilities: primary education, healthcare, water supply, and rural infrastructure, especially after the Supreme Court ruling of July 2024, which granted full financial autonomy to local governments. Autonomy creates opportunity - but without accountability, it also creates risk. This is why PLSI has gone further. Beyond research, we have expanded the Subnational Audit Efficacy (SAE) Index (plsinitiative.org/sae-indexe…) to include Local Governments for the first time. The 2025 edition (our 6th in a row) pioneers a combined State and Local Government audit assessment, with findings set to be launched in March 2026; less than three months away. 📘 Read the report: plsinitiative.org/documents/… Local government reform must be evidence-driven, and that work is already underway. #LocalGovernmentAutonomy #SAEIndex2025 #AccountabilityMatters

PLSI kicks off participation in the development of #OyoState Open Government Partnership (OGP) Action Plan today - a critical step toward embedding openness and accountability in state governance. The process brings together representatives from across key government MDAs, alongside CSOs, private sector actors, and civic leaders in Oyo State. Our Communications Associate -@SundayTaiwo_TST- is on ground, representing PLSI’s Executive Director, @olusegunelemo, who also serves as Co-Chair of the Oyo State OGP. thread..

In 2025, PLSI showed up with evidence, engagement, innovation, and scale.✨🙌🏾 Every number reflects intentional work to ensure public resources deliver public good. None of this would have been possible without YOU. PLSI appreciates the communities we serve, our development partners and donors, institutional collaborators, media partners, and civic allies for their continued support, trust, and shared commitment to accountability. As we close the year, we recommit to one goal: Making accountability the norm, not the exception. #2025 #ImpactStory #HappyNewYear #2026

Year-in-Review: Our Communications Associate, @SundayTaiwo_TST, reflects on what 2025 meant for PLSI - and for Nigeria’s accountability ecosystem. He shared, in this @CivicHive’s Close-of-Year Learn with Civic Hive series, how 2025 has been a defining year for public audit advocacy in Nigeria. Thank you, Civic Hive, for amplifying civic voices. Onward to 2026. #LearnWithCivicHive #LWCHSpotlight #CivicImpact #HappyNewYear

“Yesterday, the @NigeriaSenate concurred to the #FederalAuditServiceBill passed by @HouseNGR in October of 2023. Now we have the #AuditBill passed by the two chambers of @nassnigeria, to be transmitted to the President for assent.” -Hon. Bamidele Salam (@bamidelesalamBS), Chairman @housepac_ng speaking on the panel at PLSI’s side event today 18th December 2025 at #CoSP11 in Doha, Qatar. PLSI urges immediate transmission of the Bill to the President and timely assent by the President, to repeal the pre-independence (1956) Audit Law the @oaugf currently operate with. @INTOSAI_IDI @uncaccoalition @UNODC @UNODC_Nigeria #UNCAC #UnitedAgainstCorruption

Princess Chifiero, Anti-Corruption Project Officer at @UNODC_Nigeria declaring PLSI’s side event open at the ongoing #CoSP11 in Doha, Qatar. In her address, delivered on behalf of the UNODC Nigeria Country Representative, she highlighted the critical role of oversight institutions and partnerships between governments, international bodies, and civil society in translating global anti-corruption commitments into tangible national and subnational impact. This shared vision reinforces our work in strengthening accountability frameworks that connect audit, oversight, and citizen engagement to improved governance outcomes; ensuring public resources truly serve citizens. Cc: @uncaccoalition @UNODC @OAuGF @housepac_ng #UNCAC #UnitedAgainstCorruption

Our Executive Director, @olusegunelemo, alongside our Communications Associate, @SundayTaiwo_TST has officially kicked off PLSI’s participation at the 11th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (CoSP11) in Doha, Qatar, following an insightful Civil Society Preparatory Day. For PLSI, #CoSP11 represents a critical platform to bridge global anti-corruption commitments with Nigeria’s accountability realities. Throughout the week, our delegation will engage in high-level plenaries, attend diverse side events, network with global partners, exchange evidence-based insights, and explore collaborative pathways to deepen our work and amplify impact back home. #UNCAC #COsP11 #UnitedAgainstCorruption

The PLSI delegation is live at #CoSP11 in Doha, #Qatar! Today, we are actively participating in the Civil Society Preparatory Day for the Eleventh Session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP11), joining colleagues from across continents to align on the issues, observer rights, and engagement pathways that shape civil society influence at the conference. The sessions today, with UNODC representatives, government delegates, and thematic working groups; provide critical grounding for the week ahead as we prepare to amplify evidence, strengthen anti-corruption commitments, and spotlight the centrality of public accountability in global governance reforms. Cc: @olusegunelemo @SundayTaiwo_TST #UNCAC #COsP11 #UnitedAgainstCorruption