Auditor General Says Lack Of Documents Obstructing Audits The Auditor General says failure of government officials and heads of institutions to avail documents for auditing is impeding their work. 20 September 2017 Auditor General Says Lack Of Documents Obstructing Audits Ambassador Stephen K. Wondu, Auditor General. [Photot by Jale Richard]
By Jale Richard JUBA, 20 September 2017 [Gurtong]-In an exclusive interview on Monday, Ambassador Stephen K. Wondu the Auditor General said it is impossible to continue with their work because they do not have all required documentations from the institutions and some government officials. “It takes long some times for government agencies to provide us with information,” Wondu said. “Sometimes we don’t get it at all and that limits our scope to perform and yet the constitution insists that we must produce. So in spite of these challenges we must produce.” Wondu said many managers are suspicious of auditors because they think auditors will expose their shortfalls. “There is a misconception that we are looking for fault, and we are looking to victimize which is not the case. The case is instead we want to ensure that the resources of the country are utilized as specified by the law. There is no intention of witch hunting and victimization,” he said. Wondu said their primary duty is to help those being audited use the resources at their disposal in a way that maximizes and optimizes their objectives and missions. “ When we point out errors or frauds in our reports, we do so to help the institution address and redress the shortcomings,” he said. The Auditor General also added that due to periodic re-structuring of the government, their plans have to be subjected to periodic reviews which pose great legal and technical challenges. For example, he said, creation of more States created a situation that left the former States unaudited because there is no legal provision to audit them. He said frequent changes of government officials and heads of institutions also does not allow for auditing of those who had not been audited. “Our worth and value to our government and society lies in upholding the provisions of our laws,” Wondu said. Posted in: Home -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opVt%3DnzBUxMnqozS6dBZypiXf2iSpdFtY9ih20bTNy1Aw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
