Region Five has mixed results in recouping overpayments

Ashford Ambedkar

Overpayments were again on the radar of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, when it continued its scrutiny of the Auditor General’s reports for the years 2010 and 2011 on the various Regional Democratic Coun-cils (RDCs).

Facing the committee was a delegation from Region 5, headed by its Regional Executive Officer (REO) Ashford Ambedkar.

In all, the Auditor General highlighted seven instances of overpayments, including “Overpayments of salaries to officers totalling $4.831M and the related deductions for the years 2005-2010.” According to the Auditor General,