Samiak keen to know who signatories are

THE Boram hospital chief has said that he will like to know, who the signatories of a trust account are so that he will work closely with them to draw funds for the maintenance of the hospital projects.
Boram chief executive Dr Louis Samiak refused to accept the story that over 90% of the K300,000 held in a trust account had been used already between 2004 and 2006.
Dr Samiak said if money was used for projects at the hospital there, were no evidence, both in paper and physical work.
He said the signatories to the trust account should make themselves known if money was spent, they should provide evidence to prove that it .
The K300,000 was raised through a fundraising drive to maintain the Boram hospital in 2004. The money was held in a trust account with three signatories.
Dr Samiak, who took over from Linda Tamsen last March said he would initiate renovation and maintenance projects this year and want to know who the signatories were so that he would submit the scope of work to them for approval and funding.
Meanwhile, a senior member of the fundraising committee on condition of anonymity said certain amounts of money were drawn to the hospital between 2004 and 2006.
He said some money was drawn for maintenance projects where the three signatories of the trust account, who signed the cheques should specify.
Reliable sources said a first payment of K80,000 was made for electricity bills and the second payment of K200,000 was made payable in cheque to the hospital.
The fundraising for the Boram hospital was supported by the Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare and other prominent Sepik figures.


 

 


 

 

 

 
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