The Region 2 administration has been asked to provide a more detailed report in relation to its storage of fuel and losses of same reported to be from spillage and evaporation.
A 2014 audit, conducted by the Auditor General’s Office, found that the region was storing fuel and lubricants not only for itself, but also for the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) in the same storage container.
The audit report also found that there was an “excess of 96 litres of dieseline with an approximate value of $16,387 and 190 pints of lube oil valued approximately $118,630.” It went on to state that “a comparison between a physical count of fuel and lubricants and the bin cards revealed that there were shortages of stock, valued at $23,030, while excess stock totaled $316,745.”
