Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:38:03 +0000 Frauds, outright theft of public funds and corruption have become permanent features in the Auditor General’s reports, Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has said. Mr Yamba has since challenged permanent secretaries to adopt a culture of zero tolerance to the vices. Speaking when he officially opened the controlling officers workshop yesterday at New Government Complex on Public Financial Management under the theme Improved Service Delivery through Prudent Financial Management, Mr Yamba said permanent secretaries as controlling officers must never fall to the temptations of corruption. He said it was worrying that past performances in the management of public resources had been characterized by misapplication and misappropriation of public funds at various levels of government. “Therefore Permanent Secretaries should adopt measures that will minimize corruption, fraud and theft of public finances so as to restore the confidence of citizens in the management of public resources,” he said Mr Yamba […]
