THT-Minister of Finance Dr Saad Ali Shire met with the House of Representatives Committee for the Protection and Oversight of National Assets, to discuss the strengthening of cooperation between the Commission and the Ministry of Finance.
Dr. Sa’ad was accompanied by Deputy Minister Roda Jama Elmi, DG Mohamed Abdi Gurhan, and departmental directors of the Ministry of Finance received by members of the Committee for the Protection and Oversight of National Assets led by the Chairman of the Committee MP Mustafe Ahmed Abdillahi is said to be related to the submission of the budget to the Office of the Auditor General, in accordance with Article 56- 76/2016 which requires that the budget of the Office of the Auditor General be prepared by the Oversight Committee of the House of Representatives.
Minister of Finance Dr Sa’ad briefed the committee on the structure of the Ministry and the process of preparing the national budget.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the committee, MP Mustafe A. Ismail who spoke about the purpose of their visit, said that it was related to the implementation and discussion of the budget of the National Audit Office.
The members of the Monitoring Committee who spoke at the meeting welcomed the strengthening of cooperation between the Commission and the Ministry of Finance, to achieve accountability and transparency in all government institutions, and the Commission to assist in the protection & monitoring and national assets.