According to the Auditor-General of Liberia, Yusador S. Gaye, the request is in response to a March 19 communication from the National Legislature.
 
In the communication, the Senate asked the GAC for an update on the status of the first audit report on the expenditure report submitted by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on March 15, which has long elapsed.
 
President Sirleaf on September 25 promised to hold accountable all ministries and agencies entrusted with the Ebola Trust Fund in the amount of US$4.7 million disbursed to them in August, 2014.
 
The Liberian leader’s statement was contained in the first report presented to the Senate on September 25, covering up-to-date deposits and disbursements of funds through the Ebola Trust Fund, with several implementing agencies responsible for the national response.
 
Gaye said in her letter that while the GAC had completed detailed planning and execution processes as well as communicated with the Incident Management System (IMS) for onward submission to implementing partners for response and to address various issues raised in the GAC inquiry.
 
But she said reports were still coming from implementing partners.
 
Plenary has, meanwhile, noted the GAC request and is awaiting its final report on Monday, March 30.
 
It can be recalled that the National Legislature approved US$20 million as Emergency Ebola Fund for the fight against the virus of which the first US$5 million was disbursed.
LINA