Several ministries and agencies, including a commission are to face audit to give accounts of money in trusted in their care for various projects for which they had self disbursing authorities.
President Ellen Johnson -Sirleaf in a statement released Thursday September 10, urged the General Auditing Commission or GAC to consider private auditing firms to conduct urgent audits into the activities of these ministries and agencies under her direct supervision.
The order follows an ongoing investigation and audit of the Japanese fund at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which has seen one deputy minister dismissed and two other officials at the same ministry suspended. The ministries to be investigated are the President’s host ministry, the Ministry of State headed by Dr. Edward McClain, brother of the recently retired NOCAL president for the renovation of the Executive Mansion, for which millions have been spent but it still stands derelict.
The president argues that the audits of these ministries and agencies would facilitate early completion of the reports which is extremely important to government. She said though it may require financing not accommodated by the GAC budget, financing must be identified as this is necessary to protect the credibility and credit worthiness of the country. -Edited by Othello B. Garblah
Rufus Dogba
What a significant decision by Ellen Johnson, president of Liberia, to prevent sobatage and present audit report to IMF for more economic development Aganda.
Rufus Dogba
The Decision to Audit the presidential Ministry, and Foreign Affairs (Japanese’s Donations) to Liberia, manifest her government Coorperation with IMF to identify sectors of Mismanagement through which the Liberian will strengthen utilization of economic and development resources and account to donors and prevent sabotage of Economy.