A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, and Chairman of its Public Accounts Committee, Bamidele Salam, has been elected as Secretary General of the African Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (AFROPAC).
This marked a the primary time {that a} Nigerian lawmaker is securing an elective seat within the management of the affiliation since its institution in 2013.
Salam was unanimously elected on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, on the organisation’s sixth Annual General Meeting and Conference held in Accra, Ghana.
The lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State, expressed profound appreciation to his colleagues throughout the continent for the arrogance reposed in Nigeria.
He described the event “as a recognition of the contributions and efforts of the Nigerian Public Accounts Committee towards strengthening accountability and transparency in public financial management.”
The newly elected management contains Malawi as Chairperson, Ghana as Deputy Chairperson, Nigeria as Secretary-General, Chad as Deputy Secretary-General, Eswatini as Treasurer-General and Kenya as Deputy Treasurer.
