Monrovia - Members of the House of Representatives have failed to come to term in dealing with scores of audit reports submitted by the General Auditing Commission to the Legislature through its Public Accounts Committee. The action of the lawmakers prompted the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Bhofal Chambers to cease a motion calling for urgent attention to be given to the audit reports. Speaker Chambers told plenary his leadership will come up with a decision on the issue in due course. The motion was contained in a communication sent to the Speaker by Lofa County District #1 Representative Francis Sakila Nyumalin on Tuesday, March 18 during the 18th day setting of the 1st session of the 54th Legislature. Some, including Rep. Ben Fofana, suggested that a specialized committee should be set up to review the audit reports while others called for the repealing of the clause that exempts individuals indicted seven years after an unattended audit report.

Source: Front Page Africa March 22, 2018 01:30 UTC