Impact Of Auditing For The Enhancement Of Accountability In Public Sector

(A CASE STUDY OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE, UYO) CHAPTER ONE           BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1    INTRODUCTION The public sector is a part of the economy whose activities are under the control and direction of the government. These include civil service, statutory corporation and other government – controlled enterprises which provide public utility service. In public sector, accountability and transparency is a collective responsibility but every body cannot be “watch dogs or whistle blowers”. Rather the laws empower certain officers through the executive arm of government to collect all fund…