LAGOS: Rescue country from recession — Obasa urges accountants

THE Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has asked Accountants in the country to bring their professionalism to bear on the dire economic straits the country finds itself and, rescue it from recession.

Obasa made the appeal at the 14th Annual Public Lecture, Dinner and Award Nite organised by the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Ikeja branch, according to a statement on Wednesday.

Speaking on the theme of the event, ‘The Role of Professional Accountants in Revitalising an Economy in Recession, Lagos State in Focus,’ Obasa, represented by a lawmaker, Mojeed Fatai, said, “The strategic role of revitalising the economy of the nation by the professional accountants cannot be underestimated. I hereby challenge all of you to wake up and devise means of salvaging the economy of this country from the series of problems facing us.”

Ikeja Branch Chairman of ANAN, Bernard Akinnola, said the event was a continuation of the brilliant idea of the founding fathers of the branch.

He added that the observance of the event with pomp and pageantry by the association reaffirmed members’ commitment to intellectual growth and knowledge acquisition.