Alieu Sonko, who collects revenue from Madiana, Youna and Brufut, admitted he did not go to the internal audit unit for reconciliation based on the instruction of the director of finance, who asked him to be going to the IT unit for reconciliation.
He appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry to present explanations over missing funds, but he said the director of finance is responsible.
The witness testified that the amount was D212,000 instead of D224,000 that was queried by the internal audit unit of BAC.
In his testimony, Mr Sonko claimed that he was instructed by the director of finance not to record the amount in his cash book. He denied the allegation that he suppressed revenues.
“It was the blunder of the director of finance,” the witness said.
The cash book maintained by the witness, covering 2018 and 2019, was tendered and admitted in evidence. The witness tendered three other cash books covering 2020, 2022 and 2023. The three cash books were equally admitted. He testified that his cash book for 2021 was missing.
He told the Commission that he was…
