Monrovia - A special audit of the payroll and payment process of presidential appointees conducted by the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) has established that dismissed and resigned presidential appointees received their regular salaries for months after their dismissal and resignation. The purpose of this special audit was to appraise the system of payment for presidential appointees and highlight anomalies and its attending cost to the Government. The audit covered the payroll of all presidential appointees from July 2014 – February 2016. Presidential appointees usually receive 80 percent of their salaries in US dollars and 20 percent in Liberian dollars. The alleged failure on the part of line ministries/agencies to notify the Comptroller and Accountant General’s office about the dismissal or resignation of some presidential appointees led to the payment of US$126,118.99 and LD$1,871,284.73.

Source: Front Page Africa January 18, 2017 02:19 UTC