$537,000 Unaccounted For
-Citizens Call For Audit
By our staff writer
Accountability and transparency remain the hallmark in any democratic process and the administration of Grand Kru affairs for the management of development funds in the Southeastern County is liable to account for entrusted funds.
It is alleged that the County authorities have failed to account for the funds amounting to approximately US$537,000, sparking claims and counter claims between the County’s current superintendent, Antoinette Worwlee Nimely and former superintendent, Doris Ylatun.
While the blame game continues unabated, the Grand Kru legislative caucus remains tight-lipped and watches from a distance.
In the wake of the troubling development, the citizens are holding the feet of their officials to the fire and demanding explanation on incomplete projects and unfulfilled campaign promises.
Interestingly, supporters of both the former ruling Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) and ruling Unity Party, UP, are embroiled in a war of words, trading allegations over the alleged mismanagement of the development funds.
Amidst the ongoing bitter exchanges, the citizens are asking the General Auditing Commission, GAC, to flip the financial pages of both administrations to determine who should be held culpable for the alleged missing funds.
It is observed that since the current government was sworn in, the Grand Kru Legislative Caucus has not had a county sitting nor make its legislative report as required under Liberian law, leaving the citizens in suspense.
The Southeastern County has a multiplicity of problems ranging from alleged illicit excavator mining to rampant corruption, mysterious deaths, a poor healthcare delivery system and the lack of a healthy learning environment for the young people.