AFC calls for Auditor General’s appointment

Opposition party AFC has urged that steps be taken to appoint a substantive Auditor General, while also warning that a conflict of interest would result from the promotion of Gitanjanli Singh—wife of Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh—to a key post in the Auditor General’s office.

According AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan, advertising should begin for applicants to fill the Auditor General post, which has been held by Deodat Sharma, in an acting capacity,