Time to stop unscrupulous politicians
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
This is the time our homes will be invaded by politicians with bags full of tricks to hoodwink the gullible masses to cast votes in their favour. Populist politicians will be posing for television cameras and photo shots kissing babies with the ruling party legislators expected to donate cheap items to the marginalised. Most of these donations will be from companies doing business with the government.
It seems some government accounting officers, sworn to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing else but the truth" before Almighty God, may have deliberately lied during the committee’s vital work. If proven, this is not merely unprofessional; it is perjury, a serious criminal offence and it strikes at the very heart of responsible government.The PAC’s role is fundamental. After each financial year, it painstakingly examines how public...