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Why does the Mayor want a limited forensic audit?

Apr 14, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,
I have noted with much pleasure the announcement by the new Mayor Patricia Chase-Green that the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) is open to facilitate any forensic audit, and that she has no objections; and even welcomes the Office of the Auditor General to do such an examination.
It is my earnest hope that she is sincere is with this declaration as any new and honest administration would demand an audit to not only know where they are at financially, but to be guided in the way forwarded, strengthening and improving systems. Of course it would highlight any skullduggery that has transpired and identify the perpetrators.
But why is Ms. Chase-Green limiting the carrying out of an audit on the City Council to only being done by the Auditor General’s Office? Everyone is aware of how taxed the Auditor General’ Office is, with its limited resources and its mandate to audit all state agencies. So clearly they would be unable to sift through the Council’s records as would be necessary. There would be need for the engagement of private and competent agencies and individuals as the government did when the audited places such as the Guyana Energy Agency, GuyOil, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL).
The new Mayor further said that she has nothing to hide. She may have a point as by now the public has been made aware that a close male relative of hers continues to receives contracts to clean the cemetery along with other wards of the city, whilst two female relatives are employed at the City Council benefiting from large salaries whilst doing nothing but sitting in an office in the Human Resource Department manicuring and pedicuring themselves.  This is nepotism which is clearly defined as the unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to relatives, but let us see what else the audit turns up. Come on Madam Mayor, onward with the forensic audit!
 Shanta Singh

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