Marape assures public viewing of Covid-19 audit report

PRIME Minister James Marape has assured the people that he would make public the internal audit done by Police Minister Bryan Kramer into how Covid-19 funds have been spent once he receives a copy.
Marape said that it was public money and they would make the report public once it was completed.
“I have asked him to furnish the report at the earliest so whenever I get the report, I will get it out in public as soon as it’s available,” he said.
“I give my assurance to everyone.
“I think the public debate is on the K23 million (that was drawn down from the K45 million approved by NEC (National Executive Council) for NDOH’s (National Department of Health) Covid-19 Response and Preparedness Plans.
“That K23 million was placed into the department’s trust account so for public assurance, that trust account is not a one-man signatory account.
“It’s a generic trust account. But for the public records, we will furnish what the main Waigani account has sent and also the funding from our partners like Australia.”