Region Two advances come under sharp scrutiny at PAC

Jermaine Figueira

Accounting officers of Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Region Two were on Monday urged to have better oversight of their revenue generating accounts following a disclosure in the Auditor’s General report of some $21M being unaccounted for.

A team of officers from the RDC appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to provide clarity on the findings of the Auditor General’s reports in 2017 and 2018. In the 2017 report it was highlighted that advances were made to over 350 persons in the region between 1995 and 2018. As was reported in 2016, the Regional Administration continued to use large sums from these accounts for advances to facilitate activities within the region.