South Sudan asks to restitute money paid for undelivered grains
November 8, 2009 (JUBA) — The semi autonomous government of Southern Sudan has demanded immediate restitution of money paid for undelivered grains by some contractors to various ten southern state officials.
On Monday 2, the regional government acknowledged missing some $200 million with no clear records showing how this money has been spent.
David Deng Athorbei, the minister of finance and economic planning said his government is asking states that signed documents allowing contractors who did not deliver grains to pay back the money allegedly given to these contractors
“There are states that signed contractual documents agreeing to purchase and deliver the grains but our investigation teams revealed it had been falsely signed as they did not receive any grains,” he said.
“They did it because most of the contractors were friends, family members or senior members of their administrations, otherwise this should have not been done,” he stressed.
The minister said decision to ask for restitution of the money paid for undelivered grains was discussed and agreed by a ministerial committee formed to follow the case.
The issue was also discussed at southern Sudan council of ministers which according to him had endorsed decision of the committee.
The committee has started summoning some state governors to consider immediate repayment. He added that if they fail to refund the money, the ministry will be forced to cut it against their annual grant budget.
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thieleling
South Sudan asks to restitute money paid for undelivered grains
Dear brothers and sisters,
The best way to do this is through the court system. The judge would decide in the court of law to set restitution. But you can’t set restitution without guilty party. Who are the guilty parties? The rule of law has to take its course. the two ex-finance ministries and their accomplices need to face court actions and then the truth comes out.
I do suspect Deng Athorbei is currently acting as a judge and prosecutor on these cases to cover up the investigations. There needs to arrests in this situations. Otherwise, the rule of law is simply a political joke in south sudan. South sudan fails in all sectors. Justice, Finance, Kiir’s Political leadership and much more!! Pathetics!!
Moses Kur Akech
South Sudan asks to restitute money paid for undelivered grains
Many thanks Minister Deng, these are values of good public servant, it is the best public interest to publicly mention those who signed bogus contracts to embezzle public funds.
Honesty and accountability are essential values of democracy. Thump up the change needed is dimly emerging when transparency is upheld in public sector.
black-hope
South Sudan asks to restitute money paid for undelivered grains
It is good 2 investigate the group concern b’se the money are for benefit of nation not 2 asingle person. but Gatwich and Theiling donot work toward the down fall of SPLM by cricising his excellence Kiir Mayardit.i don’t see any relationship btn election and this article as u quoted. To me u are acting as tribalist when u add more salt to the problem. Pliz let act as future leaderders b’se u think u are doing ur best now but tomorrow ur child will cricise u are are doing now.
mohammed osman
South Sudan asks to restitute money paid for undelivered grains
money thiefs everywhere in sudan , splm stealing in the south and this corruopted NCP stealing our money here in the North , Allah help us, where is president OBAMA whent he world needs you here in Sudan?
Wad Burri
South Sudan asks to restitute money paid for undelivered grains
Restitition of public money is really magic word and action that would save us, north and south, from humilation of begging, suffering or starving. We need no donations or gifts from whoever had we restituted monies taken by our not honest officials. I feel it should be institutioalized all over the country, not one part. If that is impossible then let us know them for the day of reckoning.
AUGUSTINO DENG
South Sudan asks to restitute money paid for undelivered grains
“”IT IS FEASIBLE THAT A SMALL CHILD OF 1 YEAR-OLD CAN NOT BE LEAVE IN CARE OF THE OTHER CHILD””. Who is leave in care of the other child?.
Lack of management within the Government of Southern Sudan is a big fundamental issue. It sound useless always when the Ministers of Southern Sudan Government demands help from the other donors for all the times. It is not bad to be helped anyway, but there is a time in which you can be helped by somebody and a time you can helped someone else.
This time is the time for Southern Sudanese Government to rise help to other countries such as Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda and many other countries, but it is not a time for Southern Sudanese Government to loot their own properties. Southern Sudanese civilians including the SPLA Soldiers who were been fighting with Arabs from Khartoum Government and also with some extremists people within Southern Sudan are now suffering and it is good for the Southern Sudan Government in order to work on those measures surrounding the Southern Sudanese Communities in whole.
By the way, who is really carrying an “EYE VISION” amongst the top leading Southern Sudanese leaders such as Salva Kiir Miyardit, Dr Riek Machar Teny, James Wani Igga, Oyai Deng Ajak, Paulino Matiip Nhial, Paul Malong Awan, Daniel Awet Akot, Maliik Agaar, Deng Alor, Luke Biong Deng, Edward Lino Wuor and so many others as well? Amongst those leaders mentioned above, who is a substantially the host victory of “VISION” who demand a sustainable and everlasting autonomy(Freedom) to the Southern Sudanese Civilians? Simply, the answer is naive. It is not good all the times to hear that Southern Sudan Government lost some money. Now in Juba, Wau, Malakal, Yambio, Torit, Mundiri and many other towns, children under the ages of 10 to 12 years are walking under the streets and Southern Sudanese Government Ministers have never yield their visions to these young children whose fathers were been killed in war. On the other hand, these street-young children will later on adapted a very hostile life whereby they can not lives happily and as a result, they will become thieves because no one is taking care or minding of their future-life, while Southern Sudanese Ministers are investing and modernizing themselves.
Southern Sudanese Ministers complaints that, $ 200 millions get lost in unsure way which is not known by the Government of Southern Sudan. First of all, $ 200 millions is not an easy money to put a game on it. If the investigation is carried out right now in Southern Sudan, then many of the Southern Sudanese Ministers maybe the can be found embezzling this sum of money including the head of SPLM/SPLA and his Vice Chairman.
I see it now in Southern Sudan that those of the Arabs from the Northern Sudan are they people who are being expected by the Southern Sudan Government to bring grains to the Southern Sudan civilians in so that the Southern Sudanese Civilians should buy the grains from Arabs. How come that Arabs from the Northern Sudan become again as our suppliers? Do Southern Sudanese Ministers forget or know how Arabs come to Sudan? It should be sincere when they complaints that $ 200 million is squandered by some of the Ministers within the Government of Southern Sudan like the way they use to. “LEAVING ONE EGG OF SNAKE AND ONE EGG OF HEN IS A PROBLEM”. What are these eggs that I’m talking about?.
BY AUGUSTINO DENG.
Rodolfo Riak
South Sudan asks to restitute money paid for undelivered grains
MINSTER OF FINANCE IS RIGHT, BUT SOLUTION IS WRONG:
You know who took the grains and failed to delivered them. Those theives must be taken to court. I don’t know why the solution is to cut the money from the state anual budget, while we know the person who stole the money.let’s try to be fair please.