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14-02-2015, 04:30 AM
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PNG ENG HUAT: WHY TARGET WP WHEN GOVT MINISTRIES ALSO HAD LAPSES IN AGO REPORTS?
Post date:
13 Feb 2015 - 11:38pm
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In his parliamentary speech on the AHPETC AGO Audit, WP MP Png Eng Huat pointed out that there were many other Ministries and government agencies which were aso revealed by the AGO to have lapses.
He questioned why only the WP was being targeted for small lapses involving much smaller amounts of money than other ministries.
"Over the years, the AGO has found sad instances of over payments, payments without evidence that goods and services were delivered, duplicate payments and in one instance amounting to $18.6 million, and etc in many ministries and organs of states it audited." he said.
He went on to list more specific examples including:
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was cited for not having complied with Government procurement principles of transparency, open and fair competition, and value for money when an overseas mission was audited."
"The Public Service Division was also flagged for informing a bidder that it had secured a contract worth $455,000 13 days before the Tender Board made the award decision."
MP Png also managed to take a shot at Khaw Boon Wan's earlier speech suggesting that the WP MPs should commit hara-kiri (suicide by cutting ones own stomach) (http://g$$$$$l/KNe65X (http://g$$$$$l/KNe65X))
"Some of these lapses were small in financial values while others were serious and the list goes on. Like what the ministers said yesterday, in some country, the CEO would take a deep bow, apologise, and resign but I guess this is not in our culture."
Indeed, the AGO audits into ministries revealed many lapses in the way public funds were managed.
See: Several Government Agencies Found to have Wasted Taxpayer Money (https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCgQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftherealsingapore.com%2Fcontent%2F several-government-agencies-found-have-wasted-taxpayer-money&ei=oRneVIGiMJeKuASBh4GYDQ&usg=AFQjCNH3cQCkWxsiiTVaT7jCWMo0HVzg4A&bvm=bv.85970519,d.c2E)
Mr Png went on to ask why Workers' Party was being singled out:
"On any other given day, this report may read like a typical AGO report on any entity under audit but today the spotlight is on AHPETC and we will explain the issues to the public."
You can read MP Png's full speech here (http://wp.sg/2015/02/debate-on-the-auditor-generals-report-on-the-audit-of-ahpetc-mp-png-eng-huat/).
What do you think?
Related:
AGO Report: NParks faked their documentation simply to satisfy our Audit (http://therealsingapore.com/content/ago-report-nparks-faked-their-documentation-simply-satisfy-our-audit)
AGO Report: NLB's system for buying books kept buying from expensive vendors (http://therealsingapore.com/content/ago-report-nlbs-system-buying-books-kept-buying-expensive-vendors)
AGO Report: CPF Board didn't ensure that employers were paying the right contributions (http://therealsingapore.com/content/ago-report-cpf-board-didnt-ensure-employers-were-paying-right-contributions)
AGO Report: MINDEF charged only $45 a year in rent for a large commercial property (http://therealsingapore.com/content/ago-report-mindef-charged-only-45-year-rent-large-commercial-property)
Sylvia Lim: Don't be Fooled by Mainstream Media Headlines, Read Full AGO Report (http://therealsingapore.com/content/sylvia-lim-dont-be-fooled-mainstream-media-headlines-read-full-ago-report)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?200541-Counter-Strike-by-WP-WHY-ONLY-TARGET-WP-WHEN-FAP-ALSO-HAD-LAPSES-IN-AGO-REPORT&goto=newpost).
PNG ENG HUAT: WHY TARGET WP WHEN GOVT MINISTRIES ALSO HAD LAPSES IN AGO REPORTS?
Post date:
13 Feb 2015 - 11:38pm
http://therealsingapore.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/parl-png-eng-huat_0.jpg?itok=4b4_IlyN (http://therealsingapore.com/sites/default/files/field/image/parl-png-eng-huat_0.jpg)
In his parliamentary speech on the AHPETC AGO Audit, WP MP Png Eng Huat pointed out that there were many other Ministries and government agencies which were aso revealed by the AGO to have lapses.
He questioned why only the WP was being targeted for small lapses involving much smaller amounts of money than other ministries.
"Over the years, the AGO has found sad instances of over payments, payments without evidence that goods and services were delivered, duplicate payments and in one instance amounting to $18.6 million, and etc in many ministries and organs of states it audited." he said.
He went on to list more specific examples including:
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was cited for not having complied with Government procurement principles of transparency, open and fair competition, and value for money when an overseas mission was audited."
"The Public Service Division was also flagged for informing a bidder that it had secured a contract worth $455,000 13 days before the Tender Board made the award decision."
MP Png also managed to take a shot at Khaw Boon Wan's earlier speech suggesting that the WP MPs should commit hara-kiri (suicide by cutting ones own stomach) (http://g$$$$$l/KNe65X (http://g$$$$$l/KNe65X))
"Some of these lapses were small in financial values while others were serious and the list goes on. Like what the ministers said yesterday, in some country, the CEO would take a deep bow, apologise, and resign but I guess this is not in our culture."
Indeed, the AGO audits into ministries revealed many lapses in the way public funds were managed.
See: Several Government Agencies Found to have Wasted Taxpayer Money (https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCgQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftherealsingapore.com%2Fcontent%2F several-government-agencies-found-have-wasted-taxpayer-money&ei=oRneVIGiMJeKuASBh4GYDQ&usg=AFQjCNH3cQCkWxsiiTVaT7jCWMo0HVzg4A&bvm=bv.85970519,d.c2E)
Mr Png went on to ask why Workers' Party was being singled out:
"On any other given day, this report may read like a typical AGO report on any entity under audit but today the spotlight is on AHPETC and we will explain the issues to the public."
You can read MP Png's full speech here (http://wp.sg/2015/02/debate-on-the-auditor-generals-report-on-the-audit-of-ahpetc-mp-png-eng-huat/).
What do you think?
Related:
AGO Report: NParks faked their documentation simply to satisfy our Audit (http://therealsingapore.com/content/ago-report-nparks-faked-their-documentation-simply-satisfy-our-audit)
AGO Report: NLB's system for buying books kept buying from expensive vendors (http://therealsingapore.com/content/ago-report-nlbs-system-buying-books-kept-buying-expensive-vendors)
AGO Report: CPF Board didn't ensure that employers were paying the right contributions (http://therealsingapore.com/content/ago-report-cpf-board-didnt-ensure-employers-were-paying-right-contributions)
AGO Report: MINDEF charged only $45 a year in rent for a large commercial property (http://therealsingapore.com/content/ago-report-mindef-charged-only-45-year-rent-large-commercial-property)
Sylvia Lim: Don't be Fooled by Mainstream Media Headlines, Read Full AGO Report (http://therealsingapore.com/content/sylvia-lim-dont-be-fooled-mainstream-media-headlines-read-full-ago-report)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?200541-Counter-Strike-by-WP-WHY-ONLY-TARGET-WP-WHEN-FAP-ALSO-HAD-LAPSES-IN-AGO-REPORT&goto=newpost).