The Office of the Auditor-General of Osun State has recommended the stoppage of overhead funding to ministries that fail to render proper accounts.

The recommendation was contained in the report of the State Auditor-General, Kolapo Idris, on the accounts of the Osun State Government for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The report was presented at an audit forum held in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Monday. The forum was attended by heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, representatives of civil society groups, professional bodies and other stakeholders.

Speaking on the ministerial and non-ministerial accounts of the state, Idris said audit queries and observations were raised based on identified audit issues.

He identified negligence by some internal auditors, non-availability and improper preparation of relevant accounting documents, fictitious expenditures, wrongly computed statutory deductions and abuse of approval and payment processes, among other issues.