{"id":2041,"date":"2022-02-03T11:39:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T11:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/tribunal-set-up-to-investigate-sierra-leones-auditor-general-has-stalled-op-ed"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:41:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:41:45","slug":"tribunal-set-up-to-investigate-sierra-leones-auditor-general-has-stalled-op-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/tribunal-set-up-to-investigate-sierra-leones-auditor-general-has-stalled-op-ed","title":{"rendered":"Tribunal set up to investigate Sierra Leone\u2019s Auditor General has stalled \u2013 Op ed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>It is now clear that those who orchestrated the suspension of Lara Taylor-Pearce just wanted the independent Auditor General out of the way. It is also crystal clear that those who masterminded her removal from office on grounds of \u201cprofessional conduct or the lack thereof\u201d are not professionally competent to adjudge Lara\u2019s competence because auditing has its own set standards, ethics and procedures.And the tribunal set up to investigate Sierra Leone\u2019s Auditor General Lara Taylor-Pearce and and her deputy \u2013 Tamba Momoh, has taken longer than necessary to start hearing since it was constituted early December 2021.<\/p>\n

Failure by the tribunal to commence hearing, according to political pundits, reinforces public opinion about the ulterior motives behind Lara\u2019s suspension.The \u2018Paopa\u2019 government might be mulling over the constitutional morass it now finds itself, granted that no evidence is yet to be brought forward to indict the Auditor General of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

We can authoritatively say that lawyers had filed papers to the Supreme Court weeks ago, challenging the unconstitutionality of Lara\u2019s suspension, but the case is yet to be listed for hearing.<\/p>\n

We can also assert here that lawyers are not only asking the court to declare the action of the president as \u2018void ab initio\u2019 but also order the reinstatement of Mrs. Pearce and her deputy Tamba Momoh. In the coming days, we shall publish the papers filed to the Supreme Court as this matter cannot be left to die a natural death.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. It is now clear that those who orchestrated the suspension of Lara Taylor-Pearce just wanted the independent Auditor General out of the way. 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