Dear Editor,
Guyanese must have noticed the most recent publication in the press of the findings of the Forensic Auditor who in 2015 conducted the forensic audit of the National Insurance Scheme.
As the Chairman of the board of NIS for the period, 2011-15 within which the audit was done, I must make the following remarks:
1) Neither the auditor nor the Granger government afforded the Board (2011-15) the professional convention of first responding to the Auditor findings.
2) That Board was unceremoniously relieved of its appointment and responsibilities in May 2015 and eventually replaced en bloc, with the exception of the opposition (APNU) nominated member.
3) The General Manager of the Scheme is by law, a member and Deputy Chairman of the Board.
4) The Forensic Auditor failed to address the issue of whether evidence was unveiled that established that the Board conducted its affairs and obtained financial benefits from irregular actions.
The findings of the Forensic Auditor that have been displayed in the press should and must be answered.
Were the Financial Auditor or the Granger government so inclined to solicit such an intervention it should be and directed to the competent authority.
Yours faithfully,
R F Luncheon MD
Former Board Chairman
National Insurance Scheme
