By Amos HarrisLiberia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) is under intense scrutiny after a damning follow-up audit by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) revealed a near-total disregard for oversight recommendations intended to strengthen accountability and protect public resources. According to the Auditor General’s Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of Audit Recommendations, the NDMA implemented only one out of 82 audit recommendations between August 30, 2024, and August 31, 2025. Auditor General P. Garswa Jackson has warned that the NDMA’s continued failure to act on audit findings places public funds at significant risk. The report highlights that this noncompliance is not an isolated incident but a pattern spanning multiple audit cycles. Because audit recommendations are designed to address undocumented or missing funds and weak oversight, the GAC cautions that ignoring these vulnerabilities creates fertile ground for systemic abuse.
