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Ayuk Peter Akpoeban, SW Treasury pay master
general (TPG)
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SW TPG decries corruption at toll gates and
weighting stations
By Ajongakou Santos in Muyuka
The indiscipline among municipal
treasurers, indiscipline, unprofessionalism, the non-deposit of management
accounts, the poor content of management accounts, council crisis and a host of
others have been identified as key factors that drawback the efficiency and
accountability of most public accountants and municipal treasurers of the South
West Region. Members of the Treasury, Monetary and Financial Jurisdiction of
the South West Region have therefore been challenged to shun corruption and the
mismanagement of public funds for the better accountability of the 2015
financial year. The call was made last Friday, October 16, 2015 by the
Inspector General at the South West Governor’s office, Haman Dairou, on the
occasion of the third coordination meeting of public accountants of the South
West Region that took place at the Muyuka Council Chambers.
On
his part, the South West Treasurer Paymaster General- Mr. Ayuk Peter- harped on
the issues that are drawing the councils and the region behind when it comes to
project executions. He frowned at the inability of accountants to properly
produce and submit their management accounts in time, the late presentation of
project dossiers and a host of others, saying these draw-backs must be properly
addressed and with sanctions meted out on defaulters if the region must grow
economically.
Peter
Ayuk also cried against delayed transmissions from revenue collectors and the
non-payment of toll-gate and weighing station revenue to the treasury.
He
noted for instance that revenue from tollgate tickets sold out to some 36.500
cars that plied the South West roads in September, have still not reached the
treasury.
The
Treasurer Paymaster General for the South West Region called on those concerned
to hurry up and bring the money before statutory sanctions are dished out.
Some of the resolutions of the meeting
included the need for duty consciousness, prompt and chronological payment of
bills, the need to master public accounting operations as prescribed by the
CEMAC region, Transparency and Accountability in public expenditure etc.
Other
proposals included; the continuous follow-up and verification of the execution
of public investments by finance control officials, the terms for tender boards
to be increased to three years renewable once instead of two years this to make
for better visibility of the 3-year program budget.
The
quarterly meeting of public accountants is aimed to take stock of the road
covered in the past three months of the year and to chart a way forward for
better performance.
Exposés
on the advantages of Public Accountants; the sources and the texts that
authorize these advantages; the impact of CEMAC directives in the Financial
Regime of Local and Decentralized Collectives amongst others; reports of the
activities of Chiefs of Services and Heads of Treasury Stations; activities of
Accounting Officers, Inland Revenue Collectors, Municipal and Taxation
Treasurers, Chiefs of the Customs Sector and Revenue collectors were all themes
for discussions during the coordination meeting.
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