Imogen Vollenhoven
28January 2013
North
West Premier Thandi Modise said no stone will be left unturned in investigating
allegations of irregularities in the appointment of a law firm that is
conducting hearings against suspended Head of Department in the Department of
Finance Johannes Mohlala.
Premier
Modise made the commitment to the Select Committee on Public Accounts in the
Provincial Legislature during its extraordinary sitting in Mmabatho on earlier
this week.
Spokesperson
Lesiba Kgwele said the premier vowed that as a department they will do
everything in their power to get to the bottom of the matter in order to
protect the state from embarrassment.
Kgwele
says the Premier said no person was sworn into the Executive Council to defraud
the government system.
Modise
highlighted efforts that her Office had taken Members of the Executive council
through a capacity building and induction programme on what is their mandate
and functions and what areas into which they should not encroach in terms of
the Public Finance Management Act.
Modise added that HOD’s were also part of the
session and encouraged not to allow Executive Authorities to usurp their
functions as Accounting Officers and to seek intervention from the Premier
should they be put under any undue pressure to contravene supply chain
management and employment processes and procedures.
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