The Accountant-General of Plateau State, Naanret Manset has debunked a report published by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), claimed that the state did not meet up with the stipulated deadline for the 2024 audited financial statements.

But Manset, confirmed Plateau complied with the deadline for 2024 audited financial statements contrary to what emanated from the FIJ report.

Recalled, recently a report published by FIJ tagged "It's Past Deadline, 5 states fail to publish 2024 financial statements", in which according to the AG they wrongly list Plateau state as a defaulter.

Reacting to the publication in a statement personally signed and issued to Acenews online on Wednesday in Jos, the Account General, Naanret Manset, acknowledged Plateau state submitted her audit financial statements to the Auditor-General of the federation in may 2025 which is within the stipulated period of 6 months.

According to the statement, "The attention of the office of the Accountant-General of Plateau has been drawn to a publication by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) titled "It's Past Deadline, 5 States Fail to Publish 2024 Financial Statements", which wrongly lists Plateau State as a defaulter.

"For the record, Plateau State fully complied with all statutory timelines for the preparation, audit, and publication of its 2024 audited financial statements:
•Submitted to the Auditor-General in May, 2025 which is within the stipulated period of 6 months;

•Audit completed in June, 2025 and forwarded to the House of Assembly which is also within the stipulated period of 3 months; 

•Approved by the House of Assembly• Published online on 30th July 2025, below the legal timeline of 9 months.


“We urge FIJ to promptly correct their publication and remove Plateau State from the list of non-compliant states. 

"Plateau State remains committed to transparency, accountability, and timely financial reporting", the statement concluded.