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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The 2020 audit report on the Gambia Ports Authority has revealed \u201cserious procurement issues,\u201d among them a purchase of mobile phones for management amounting to D1.9 million.<\/b><\/p>\n

The chairman of the Public Enterprises Committee, Lamin J Sanneh, made this disclosure in his committee\u2019s report on the activities and audited financial statements of SOEs for 2019 and 2020 presented before the plenary at the National Assembly Thursday.<\/p>\n

The parliamentary committee noted that the procurement method was not justified as part of Gambia Public Procurement Authority rules and the argument that it was conducted under urgency does not justify violation of the procurement guidelines.<\/p>\n

Continuing, the PEC chairman said the auditors also noted differences in the amount confirmed by the supplier and the amount recorded in the general ledger for \u201cthe payable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Committee also noted the difference between the payable balance and the confirmed balance and asked that it be investigated and reconciled by the management. The management is also warned to ensure GPPA procurement guidelines are strictly adhered to and also desist from using donation vault as incentive to the staff,\u201d Chairman Sanneh said.<\/p>\n

On revenue matters, Sanneh reported that during the auditors\u2019 review of the GPA revenue ledger, it was noted that a debit of D5 million was granted to customers in form of discounts but there was no evidence provided to verify the names of the customers.<\/p>\n

He disclosed there was also a debit transaction in the Authority\u2019s revenue ledger amounting to D129 million relating to a waiver granted on various cargo handling charges.<\/p>\n

The committee recommended that waivers granted to customers should be appropriately and completely accounted for in compliance with general accounting principles.<\/p>\n

Ferries<\/b><\/p>\n

Reporting on the committee\u2019s observations on the audited accounts of the Ferry Services, Chairman Sanneh added that upon the auditors\u2019 review of the various cost centres against the company\u2019s revenue, it was observed that 55 percent of the total revenue goes to human resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee noted that this \u2018high employment\u2019 cost is on the high side and that the ferry\u2019s management should strategise and ensure personnel cost is managed at accepted level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Inconsistencies in headcounts<\/b><\/p>\n

According to the parliamentary committee, the auditors, relying on a headcount exercise conducted by the Ferries internal audit, noted inconsistencies in the signatures of staff with \u201csame signatures used within departments representing different personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawmakers therefore recommended that management conduct another headcount to make sure that the personnel are present and working for the company as per the payroll.<\/p>\n

D17 million bonus<\/b><\/p>\n

For the period under review [2020] the auditors noted an amount of D17.5 million was paid to the employees of the company as bonus.<\/p>\n

Chairman Sanneh further disclosed that upon the auditors\u2019 discussion with the management, they requested for the bonus policy to review the eligibility and company\u2019s target for a bonus payment procedure and allocation for employees but it was confirmed that the bonus policy is not maintained.<\/p>\n

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