Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, says the federal government will resuscitate the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) set up to ensure prompt implementation of findings in audited reports of the extractive industry.

Mr Idris disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday by Obiageli Onuorah, spokesperson for the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

He spoke when he visited the Executive Secretary of NEITI, Orji Ogbonnaya Orji.

“The IMTT will now be resuscitated. It will come back to life and will continue to discharge the very objectives the government set up that committee to achieve. The result will begin to come very soon.

“This is part of the collaboration. We are always supportive of what NEITI is doing, and it is equally collaborating with us. We will put hands together to make sure that whatever is due to the government by way of revenue, royalty, fines, and so on do come to the government,” explained Mr Idris.

He added, “We are supportive 100 per cent of what NEITI is doing, and we will assist the officials to achieve their objectives.”

He further explained that NEITI was working on curbing corruption and plugging leakages in the extractive sector.

“We are here essentially to strengthen our partnership and collaboration because we have a common goal. I feel it is important to visit NEITI to strengthen our relationship.

Responding, Mr Orji stated, “I am very much encouraged by the massive reforms that the accountant general’s office has carried out in terms of payment systems that have been automated.

“This has reduced, very significantly, issues of corruption. That is why NEITI finds the office of the accountant general a very useful partner.”

(NAN)