Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban SumanaKingsfordBagbin, has urged internal auditors to promote innovative approaches to ensure an environment devoid of corruption, collusion and other malpractices that result in waste of public resources. He said it behooved internal auditors to be bold and condemn wrongdoing, adding, “You must occupy your space as the conscience of the nation.”

MrBagbinmade the call at the opening of the ninth African Federation of Institute of Internal Auditors (AFIIA) International Conference, in Accra, on Wednesday.

The three-day conference, which brought together at least 700 participants from around the world, was held on the theme:“Sustainability through innovation.”

Mr.Bagbinsaid the demand for greater speed and more transparency in service was expected from the public sector, for which reason sustained innovation that could deliver fast and effective services to the public was needed...