{"id":17342,"date":"2024-03-16T19:51:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17342"},"modified":"2024-03-16T19:51:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:51:25","slug":"region-5-rdc-faces-scrutiny-over-2019-audit-discrepancies-pac-calls-for-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/region-5-rdc-faces-scrutiny-over-2019-audit-discrepancies-pac-calls-for-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Region 5 RDC Faces Scrutiny Over 2019 Audit Discrepancies, PAC Calls for Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Region 5 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) once again found itself under scrutiny as it faced questioning regarding discrepancies highlighted in the 2019 Auditor General\u2019s report during a recent session of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appearing before the PAC, the Region 5 RDC addressed several instances of discrepancies outlined in the audit report, marking their return to the committee since November 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the issues discussed was the allocation of fuel to vehicles not listed on the region\u2019s inventory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RDC clarified that errors in writing registration numbers for vehicles led to the discrepancies, and they provided information to rectify the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the PAC session, concerns were raised regarding 22 instances of purchase vouchers, totaling $22 million, that were not canceled and stamped after use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PAC called for a thorough audit into this matter to ensure accountability and transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the RDC faced questions about 31 instances flagged by the Auditor General\u2019s office for bills dated before requisition for purchase documents, amounting to $3.8 million in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the PAC urged for an investigation into whether such practices were common in the region and whether they continue to occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ministers and PAC members emphasized the importance of accountability and urged for a comprehensive investigation into the identified discrepancies to ensure proper financial management and adherence to regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the PAC continues its scrutiny of the Region 5 RDC, calls for accountability and transparency remain at the forefront of efforts to uphold good governance practices within the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams The Region 5 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) once again found itself under scrutiny as it faced questioning regarding discrepancies highlighted in the 2019 Auditor General\u2019s report during&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17344,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17342\/revisions\/17344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}