Welcome to the website of the Office of the Auditor General for the Solomon Islands.
The information on this website is designed to assist you in understanding the role of the Office and to give you access to publications that have been tabled in Parliament as well as other publications issued by OAG from time to time.
Welcome to the official website for the Office of the Auditor General. We have recently made changes to the website as part of our move to improve our capacity to deliver information efficiently and effectively.
Mr. Edward Ronia attended the Fiji Institute of Technology (FIT) and Victoria University of Wellington where he obtained his Diploma in Business Accounting and Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree respectively.
He started as an Auditor (Trainee) with OAG in 1977 and served for 6 years to 1982. From 1983 to 1989 he worked as an accountant in the private sector in the Solomon Islands. From 1989 to 1996 he served the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund as the Assistant General Manager (Finance). In 1998, for one semester, he worked for the College of Higher Education in the School of Finance and Administration, lecturing in Financial Accounting and Cost Accounting.
From October 1998 to 2009 he served the Central Bank of Solomon Islands as the Secretary to the Board and Chief Manager for the Accounting, Finance and Information Technology Department.
Mr Ronia was appointed Auditor General of the Solomon Islands in May 2009.
In 2010 the OAG engaged the services of an adviser, Peter Robinson, to set up a Performance Audit Branch. The first performance audit report, Management of the Government Motor Vehicle Fleet, was completed in March 2011. After tabling this report in Parliament the branch commenced an audit of Teacher Absenteeism in Solomon Islands Primary Schools.
