The Office of the President did not have a dedicated accounts officer for the past 16 years, which resulted in outstanding accounts.
This was highlighted by the Official Secretary to the President Pene Baleinabuli in a submission to the Public Accounts Committee on the 2014 Auditor General’s Report.
Baleinabuli says the officer that was handling the accounts for the past 16 years retired in 2011 and when he left there was no succession planning.
He says in June 2012 they looked internally and externally and wanted to establish a dedicated accounts officer for a start.
Baleinabuli says they have appointed an accounts officer who is very dedicated as they have also found a way forward.
He says all the outstanding accounts as at 2016 have been cleared.
