The Accountant General of Plateau State, Naanret Manset has said the state complied with the deadline for 2024 audited financial statements.
This she said contrary to a report published by Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) titled “It’s Past Deadline, 5 States Fail to Publish 2024 Financial Statements”, which wrongly lists Plateau State as a defaulter.
While reacting to the publication, the state Accountant General set the records straight by saying the state submitted to her audited financial statements to the Auditor-General in May, 2025 which is within the stipulated period of 6months.
The statement which was signed personally by the Plateau State Accountant General, Naanret Manset read, “The attention of the Office of the Accountant-General of Plateau State has been drawn to a publication by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) titled “It’s Past Deadline, 5 States Fail to Publish 2024 Financial Statements”, which wrongly lists Plateau State as a defaulter.
For the record, Plateau State fully complied with all statutory timelines for the preparation, audit, and publication of its 2024 audited financial statements:
•Submitted to the Auditor-General in May, 2025 which is within the stipulated period of 6months;
•Audit completed in June, 2025 and forwarded to the House of Assembly which is also within the stipulated period of 3months; • Approved by the House of Assembly• Published online on 30th July 2025, below the legal timeline of 9months.
The audited report is publicly available here: (https://plateaustate.gov.ng/uploads/PLATEAU_STATE_2024_FINANCIAL_STATEMENT.pdf
“We urge FIJ to promptly correct their publication and remove Plateau State from the list of non-compliant states.
Plateau State remains committed to transparency, accountability, and timely financial reporting.”