The 2011 Auditor General's report which is currently before parliament has revealed that a total of six receipt books in respect of licenses, royalties transshipment, local discharge, export and import were not submitted by the
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources for audit inspection. According to the report, a review of the ministry's cashbook revealed that the sum of eight billion, four hundred and four million, one hundred and fifty-four thousand, five hundred and forty-five Leones (Le8, 404, 154,545) was collected for the said receipt books.
Because there was no evidence that the amount was deposited into the bank, it was recommended that the Permanent Secretary must ensure the receipt books and the amount collected on them are presented to Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) for verification within 30 days of receipt of the report or the sum of Le8, 404, 154, 545 be refunded. The report also asked the Commissioner-General of NRA to ensure that receipts are issued as soon as revenue was collected.
"In spite of a written request made by the auditors to the NRA, the bank statement for the month of December 2010 was not made available to ascertain that fines collected by the ministry amounting to the sum of four hundred and fifty-seven million, seven hundred and forty-seven thousand, six hundred and fifty Leones (Le457, 747,650) were deposited into bank account No. 1100843 and the ministry did not prepare bank reconciliation statement for the period under review," the report stated. The auditors observed that the NRA collector only issued receipts to a fishing company for Le475, 617, 707, resulting in a difference of Le213, 182,312 not brought to account. It was therefore recommended that the amount of Le457, 747,650 collected as fines should be paid into the said account without delay and the Permanent Secretary has to ensure that the sum of Le6, 788,489,187.44 was recovered and paid back into the account and the paying slip sent to the ASSL for verification within 30 days of the receipt of the report.
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WE MUST BE FULLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR RESOURCES; OR ELSE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SHOW OR PRODUCE TO OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS?? WHAT?? SIERRA LEONEANS MUST STOP BE TO LENIENT WITH GREEDY, SELFISH AND STEALING FOREIGNERS. THOSE MONEY THAT THEY ARE STEALING FROM OUR COUNTRY "SIERRA LEONE" IS WHAT THEY "CROOKED FOREIGNERS" ARE USING TO BUILD UP THEIR COUNTRIES MASSIVELY WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SOME SIERRA LEONEANS ARE DYING JUST TO GO TO THOSE SAID COUNTRIES. AFRICA, WERE IS THE LOVE?? WERE IS THE LOVE.
This comment is not well articulated!!! what has foreigners got to do with our honesty and love for country?
WELL,Dauda; thank you to say your thoughts in peace but I must say that have you ever being in a Foreign country? if so, do they allow you to take more than you deserve out of their country?? So, you see if Sierra Leoneans are lenient to thievery foreigners what make you think that they will be eager to work and cooperate with the people of Sierra Leone?? What makes you think so. We have being too lenient to others who are bend in destroying us; when it comes to them, and in their countries where's the leniencies when they see that their countries is in danger be it economically, socially or anything else pertaining their lifestyle. Now Dauda,simple English goes a very long way, don't it?? I was glad that you asked because somethings our english language is not soundable.