Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy, Eddie Nanub, the committee is far better equipped to interrogate audit findings, hold accounting officers to account, and drive meaningful improvements across the public service.

Nanub says effective oversight requires a structured approach that looks far beyond audit opinions but identifies underlying causes, establishes clear accountability, and ensures corrective actions are taken to safeguard public resources.

"Strong government depends on a cohesive partnership between leadership, management, internal audit, external audit, and audit risk and risk committees. When these elements work in unison, the result is significantly improved financial management and accountability."

National Council MP Piniel Pakarae questioned what measures have been established following the training to hold accounting officers to account.

"How do you hold accounting officers accountable? What are those things that were an "A" by this training? Moving forward as a measure to hold them accountable, as you think that will be adopted or could be the best practice moving forward."

National Council MP Andreas Amundjindi also raised their concerns regarding how the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy operates when carrying out their oversight visits.

"Some of the honourable members in those committees, they are not like they are doing the government or the parliament activity; it's like they are going there to promote their practical parties because they are putting their political areas in that. Therefore, we should find a way; otherwise, we are going to have a standing committee on the national council on public account, but they will have nothing to do."

Nanub, in his response, stated that when a local authority presents an audit, the committee can ask precisely which principle was breached and why, prompting accounting officers to move beyond excuses and fix their systems.