The head of Sierra Leone\u2019s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has vowed to ensure nothing is left unanswered with regards to missing billions as revealed in the latest Auditor General\u2019s report.The 2018 Audit General\u2019s report, which was released late last month, revealed that financial indiscipline in the country is still huge.<\/p>\n
A total of Le140 billion (about US$15million) was found to have gone without explanation.
\nThe Auditor General\u2019s report gives an annual account of the Sierra Leone government\u2019s account, covering all publicly funded institutions.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the ACC convened a press conference where it raised issues with some of its observations in the 2018 report, particularly areas where there are material losses within the public service which the Commission believes could have been prevented.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ministry of Finance is responsible for fiscal discipline in the country and therefore must live by example,\u201d Kaifala told journalists on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) the ACC is focusing on the Local Government and Rural Development; Basic and Senior Secondary Education; Agriculture and Forestry; Transport and Aviation; Information and Communications, and the National Revenue Authority, which has been asked to put it house in order with regards billions found to have been missing due to unpaid taxes.<\/p>\n
The 2018 Auditor General\u2019s report is currently in front of the parliament, which is expected to debate on it before action is taken accordingly.<\/p>\n
In the past, the report had caused friction between the House and the ACC, with the former accusing the latter of usurping its authority by acting on the report before it\u2019s debated by lawmakers. But this time the two institutions appear to have reached an understanding, so that the ACC has a free hand to look into and act on the report.<\/p>\n
Mr Kaifala said this is an indication that the government is committed to fighting graft.
\n\u201cThe current ACC regime doesn\u2019t consider the Auditor General\u2019s report as a mere opinion. We consider it as a source of information which we can investigate and act on,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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