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Jan 09, 2020 News
The Minister of Public Infrastructure spoke extensively on the contents of the Auditor General Report at a New Year press conference yesterday.
The report made claims to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure having overpaying of contractors, the money not returned to consolidation funds, substandard works, non delivery of items by suppliers and constructors who are yet to complete the projects.
It was immediately pointed out that while the reports were given to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Barton Scotland, the document was not laid in the House nor was it subjected to scrutiny by anyone.
Minister within the Ministry, Jaipaul Sharma, further stated that there is no evidence to prove that the document, which was delivered to the Speaker is the same as the report which was leaked.
However, Mr. David Patterson found the incident of the report being leaked quite unprofessional. The audit office, as persons would think, has to be the peak because of its importance and yet the Auditor General is silent.
He noted that an institution such as that, having such importance when something as this happens, in particularly at a period like this, the auditor general would get up and make a comment but this has not been the case.
The Minister said that he has not seen the report, judging from media reports and the past audits, the reports often present a summary of the Ministry’s response and not the explanation in its entirety.
Further, the language which is used in the report is often times misleading, he added.
Since the report was leaked, persons within the media have done numerous reports on its content.
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