The Influence Of Accountant In The Implementation Of Best Practice (accountability, Probity And Transparency) In Government Organization. A Study Of Accountants In The Office Of The Accounta

THE INFLUENCE OF ACCOUNTANT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICE IN GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONA CASE STUDY OF THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATIONCHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:Corruption and looting of public treasury is a major problem in the public sector accounting. Report from office of statistics Lagos show that our accounting records are balanced in arrears and our financial records are hardly balanced daily, weekly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly basis as appropriate. This was evidenced by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo during his first maiden address t…