The Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts will be hosting the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC), a statement by the organisation’s Secretariat in Accra, Ghana has revealed.
The event billed for between September 8 and 12, 2025, will take place at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
WAAPAC was established in 2009 following a World Bank Institute seminar in partnership with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the Parliamentary Centre (PC). Legislatures from Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone participated in that historic session, resolving to create a sub-regional body that would strengthen parliamentary accountability through peer learning and knowledge sharing.
This year’s conference, themed “Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight of Public Debt: The Role of Finance and Public Accounts Committees,” is expected to attract over 300 participants, including lawmakers, auditors, fiscal policy experts, and public finance professionals from across West Africa and beyond.
According to the organisers, the five-day event will focus on: Building the capacity of PACs and Finance Committees for effective oversight of public debt and borrowing; Examining debt trends and risks in the region; Defining parliamentary roles in debt governance; and Developing strategies to ensure debt sustainability.
In a brief chat with journalists on Friday, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Bamidele Salam said, “This conference provides a robust platform for learning, engagement, and experience-sharing among committees and key stakeholders. It will help advance fiscal responsibility and transparency across the sub-region.”
He also urged the Nigerian media to give the event wide coverage, describing it as an opportunity to showcase Nigeria as host of one of the most important parliamentary accountability conferences in Africa.