Audit report on $90M issued to police for elections still under wraps

Deodat Sharma

Months after bombshell revelations were made about scanty allocations from the $90 million given to the Guyana Police Force for elections-related duties, the findings of an audit into the use of the money is yet to be released, while the opposition pledges to continue to press for answers.

“We are not happy with what we have heard so far. We will continue to probe until we get answers. I will wait to see what has been written [in the Auditor General’s report] and if there are unsatisfactory responses to our questions we will pursue the matter,” Opposition Leader David Granger said recently.

It was following public pressure that it was announced that Auditor General Deodat Sharma would conduct an audit.

Sharma, when contacted several weeks ago, told Stabroek News that the