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AG Morlu and DSRSG Soumare share notes Wednesday, December 9, 2009 is celebrated worldwide as Corruption Day and the  independent corruption- exposing  and system and control reform agenda setting entity, the General Auditing Commission (GAC) on this same day received  the new Deputy  Special Representative for Recovery and Governance (DSRSG) of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Mr. Moustapah Soumare  who  came on a  get acquaintance visit.

The  DSRSG  who was recently appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held talks with the Auditor General (AG) of the Republic of Liberia, John S.Morlu II  and expressed high compliments to AG Morlu and his team of auditors for the professional work they are rendering to guarantee that public institutions have well-organized and effective system and control that will enhance sound fiscal management and that the fight against corruption is sustained for the best interest of  the Government and the people of Liberia.

General Auditing Commission (GAC) through it Forensic Department has been mandated by the Auditor General of the Republic of Liberia, John S. Morlu II to conduct special forensic audit of fraud related issues that were captured in the GAC regularity audit reports conducted on the fiscal years ended 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 of the Ministries of Health, Internal Affairs and Public Works.

Explaining the nature of these audits, the Director of Forensic Audit at the GAC, Mr. Francois R. Junius asserted that this process is in line with international auditing standard which requires that after conducting regular audit, it becomes imperative that issues with link with fraud must be separately and scrupulously investigated.

“We cannot leave the fight against transparency and accountability to the GAC. If Liberians want genuine peace and sustainable development, then all of us must partake in keeping corruption out of the public service. And for you students, the youth of this county, it is your future—not ours already in exit—that is jeopardized by corruption. We must all—students, parents, school administrators, local government and ordinary citizens—join the GAC and government to make sure that corruption is minimized if not eradicated.”

Those were high compliments bathed and plastered on the Engagement Manager for the Ministry of Lands Mines and Energy HIPC audit, Decker Paye by the Auditor General (AG) of the Republic of Liberia, John S. Morlu.