There is no doubt in the fact that over the years, Sierra Leoneans have become intrigued to what they get from the Audit Reports as gospel to access the financial discipline of public servants during the regime of a particular government in power.

Little- wonder that at   any time the Auditor General and his team dish out a damping report, the public who may be fortunate to glance at it, always take it hook, line and sinker. This one straight jacket consumption of news and conclusion of one   sided judgment of what is being presented to them always create room for intricacies about the Audit Reports in totality.

In line with the previous reports, the recent 2022 Audit Reports has really sent a shock wave to many citizens that have been fortunate to read it more so when the country is at a very serious financial crisis. Talking about a colossal sum of over 320 billion leones and 1.1M United States dollars that should be accounted for during that period is really scaring because of the ramification that it has on the country’s galloping inflation coupled with the negative image that it will send to people in and out of the country.

Although some other people really sampled with the out bust of the finding of that noble institution for which they are soliciting the urgent intervention of the Anti-Corruption Commission, yet, on the other hand, some others expect an unquestionable report from the Audit Service department that will have no iota of doubt from all aspects. To avoid all these doubts, many people are suggesting that the Audit Service department should indulge into final investigation before publication so that any civil servant that is roped in their finding will have no room to escape indictment.

In many instances, heads of institutions have postulated that Audit Service Sierra Leone does not go in-depth in their investigations as they do not have the patience to verify between proposed document and final draft. In fact, the most unfortunate situation is that, disgruntled MDAs alleged that in many cases, auditors from the Audit Service will only visit them once and when they demand for any document and if they are readily available, they will never have the time to wait until they get it before they publish their final report to the general public and they will indicate all their unfinished jobs in it. The most unfortunate situation is that in many instances, the readers who repose too much trust in that vital institution will take it hook, line and sinker which in many cases will dent the image of the country and the government in control at that time. The only solace that many other thoughtful citizens have is that the report usually goes through Parliament for debate. But the million dollar question is, is this system really suffice to ascertain the authenticity of the report even when an unquestionable report has never been dished out to the general populace? The truth of the matter is, the less informed populace does not know whether it has to go to another place or places for scrutiny or assessment and this will invariably pave the way for intricacies in making a concise judgement about the Audit Report.