COCA Discloses Illicit Distribution Of Vehicles [Archives:2000/36/Local News]

Leaderships at the Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation committed a number of power abuses during the years 1995-98, a report issued by the Central Organization of Control & Audit (COCA) said. The report, submitted to the Premier, revealed results of the field inspection visit made by the Organization to the Central Heights Project of the Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation. The report pointed out that the Ministry, being the supervisory authority on the project, had dispensed a number of vehicles to a number of Ministry’s senior officials and others outside the Ministry. The vehicles have been bought for the project purposes and that act had nothing to do with it. The vehicles were bought from the Arab Fund loan. The loan was actually meant for building residential units in Abyan Province and also a site for the project itself. The distribution list of the vehicles in question included the Minister, his Deputy, the Ministry Security Officer and the Assistant Deputy for irrigation affairs at the ministry of agriculture. Another vehicle was given to Hajja Province’s Deputy Governor.

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