Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Irfaan Ali has called for an audit of the $300 million Georgetown Restoration Programme after the 2015 Auditor General (AG) report found that 53% of the money spent was not certified by the accountant or any other authorised officer.
The Auditor General’s report revealed that after the examination of 212 payment vouchers, a number of discrepancies were noted, including the fact that there were 167 instances totaling $159.968 million where there was no evidence of the payment vouchers being certified either by the Account or any authorized officer; and that there were 140 payment vouchers totalling $143.682 million that were not approved by the city’s Treasurer.