Saturday 06/11/99
REPORT OF FRAUD AT PRISONS,
IMMIGRATIONS & LOCAL COUNCILS
The House committee on Finance and Public accounts
report on the Auditor General's report of December 1998
currently before the National assembly has uncovered major
discrepancies and irregularities in the departments of
Prisons, Immigration and Local counsils as hundreds of
thousands of dalasis went missing.
Goods paid but not delivered to the tune of D80,000 as well
as items donated by charitable organisations are
unaccounted for.
An amount of D4,237.49 collected from prisoners and a cash
seizure of D2,050 was missing from the Mile two prisons
safe.
IMMIGRATION: In January 1996, it was found that receipt
books valued at D10,200 could not be accounted for at the
passport section.
KANIFING MUNICIPAL COUNCIL: The report revealed that
D173,394 collected between April and September 1996
cannot be accounted for but the police arrested three people
in connection with the fraud. In March 1995, D33,200 was
paid for stationery without any evidence of delivery.
BANJUL CITY COUNCIL: The report uncovered that
contracts amounting to D238,825 were awarded without
competitive bidding.
MASANKOKO: The report disclosed that D289,314.36 of fuel
has been spent for vehicles most of which were not owned
by the council.
KUNTAUR: Twenty-four unused market ticket books
amounting to D5,465 could not be accounted for.
KEREWAN: The sum, D193,922.83 was spent on fuel while
payments amounting to D108,790.04 were not supported by
required documents.
BRIKAMA: The report uncovered that D269,260 being council
revenue could not be traced. the committee was told that
some of the tickets were merely not checked by the auditors
but not missing. This report states that it was claimed that
out of D269,260, only D9,500 was not accounted for and that
an assistant treasurer has been ordered to pay the money.
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