No conflict of interest in appointment of audit director – Luncheon

Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday dismissed the notion of a conflict of interest in relation to the appointment of Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh’s wife to the post of Audit Director at the Audit Office, saying that the entity does not fall under, neither does it report to the Ministry of Finance.

Speaking at his post Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President, Dr Luncheon said that regulations made under the Audit Act speak to the evolving role of the Public Accounts Committee