Lampung Provincial Government Achieves 12th Consecutive Unqualified Opinion, Demonstrating Accountable Financial Governance

The Lampung Provincial Government has once again achieved an Unqualified Opinion (WTP) from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) for its 2025 Regional Government Financial Report (LKPD), marking the 12th consecutive year it has received the highest audit rating. Governor Rahmat Mirzani Djausal stated that maintaining the WTP opinion for 12 years is tangible evidence of the provincial government’s commitment to transparent, accountable, and legally compliant financial governance. “This WTP opinion is not just an achievement, but proof of the Lampung Provincial Government’s commitment to implementing sound financial management in accordance with applicable regulations,” said Rahmat Mirzani during a Special Plenary Session of the Lampung Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Friday, 12 June 2026. The Audit Result Report (LHP) for the 2025 financial report was officially handed over by BPK to the Governor and the leadership of the DPRD. The session was attended by the Head of BPK’s State Financial Audit Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Division, Novi Gregory Antonius Pelenkahu, Head of BPK Lampung Representative Office Nugroho Heru Wibowo, DPRD leaders, the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda), the Regional Secretary, and various regional apparatus officials. BPK stated that the audit was conducted in accordance with State Financial Audit Standards and concluded that the financial report was presented fairly in all material respects based on applicable government accounting standards. Governor Rahmat Mirzani emphasised that the quality of the financial report was the result of cooperation among all regional apparatus organisations, support from the DPRD, and oversight from various parties. He described the WTP opinion as a collective achievement of all government elements committed to orderly, effective, and responsible financial management. He also expressed appreciation to BPK for conducting the audit professionally and providing recommendations for improving governance quality. “The input, corrections, and improvement steps during the audit process serve as important material for us to continuously enhance the quality of regional financial management,” he said. Despite receiving the WTP opinion, the provincial government remains committed to following up on all BPK recommendations. Governor Rahmat stated that findings requiring refinement have been addressed through action plans serving as improvement guidelines for each regional apparatus. Novi Gregory Antonius Pelenkahu commended the Lampung Provincial Government for submitting its financial report on time and meeting all requirements. He noted that maintaining the WTP opinion for 12 consecutive years reflects the regional government’s consistency in applying the principles of transparency and accountability in financial management. He stressed that the opinion was based on an independent and professional audit conducted according to State Financial Audit Standards. In addition to the opinion, BPK provided several recommendations to strengthen future financial management, including improving the accuracy of regional revenue planning to better align with actual conditions, strengthening expenditure controls to ensure more effective and sustainable programme implementation, optimising internal control systems within regional apparatuses, enhancing compliance with laws and regulations in programme execution and financial management, accelerating the follow-up on outstanding BPK audit recommendations, strengthening inter-agency coordination in planning, execution, and oversight of regional financial management, and continuously improving transparency and accountability to maintain the quality of financial reports in the coming years. These recommendations are expected to serve as evaluation material for the Lampung Provincial Government to improve budgeting effectiveness, expenditure control, and internal control systems. BPK also stressed the importance of maintaining a balance between regional revenue and expenditure to ensure sustainable development programmes. The Lampung DPRD is expected to continue optimising its oversight function regarding the follow-up of audit recommendations as part of strengthening accountability in regional governance. The provincial government has declared its readiness to implement all follow-up actions in accordance with regulations and to continuously improve all aspects of financial management. The achievement of maintaining the WTP opinion for 12 consecutive years is expected to further strengthen public trust in the regional government’s performance and serve as an important foundation for promoting transparent, accountable development oriented towards the welfare of the people of Lampung.