Somalia’s Central bank governor calls Reuters report ‘malicious’
Mogadishu, 03 July 2013 (SDN) – The Somali Central Bank Governor Dr Abdisalam Omer denied allegations in a Reuters report that he was responsible for irregularities in the bank The Reuters report was based on a leak of a forthcoming UN report on Somalia. The report stated more than 70% of money deposited in the bank is unaccounted for.
“This is an attempt to discredit me as the governor of the central bank and to discredit the embryonic financial institutions of the country. This is malicious and this is wrong,” Omer told Reuters.
He added:
“It is not in the mandate of the bank nor any of its statutory obligations to determine where expenditure is directed to or which ministry or public office should receive money from the government funds. This is a budgetary issue of which the prerogative lays with the Ministry of Finance,”
The auditors described the finance minister as the only person in the government against corruption but the central bank governor argues the buck stops at the finance ministry.
“I did not sign for the account in any way, and I was never party to how the money is spent,” Abdisalam said.
Dr. Abdusalam Omer, , former Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of the Mayor (District of Columbia ) was subject of investigation and report presented to The Office of Campaign Finance. Dr Abdisalem resigned before the report had been published in 2002.
Selections of the report:”
BEFORE THE OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
FRANK D. REEVES MUNICIPAL BUILDING
2000 14TH STREET, N.W. SUITE 420
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009
Specific Finding #3: Dr. Abdusalam Omer, “Sandy” McCall, and Mark Jones, and other former and current EOM employees violated DPM
Sections 1804.1(b) and 1806.1, by conducting MWCBC business during official duty hours and out of their offices at 441 4th Street, N.W.
Specific Finding #4: Dr. Omer and McCall violated DPM Section 1804.1(c), in managing MWCBC’s finances, when they directed subordinate employees to perform personal services unrelated to official government functions, during working hours.
Specific Finding #7: Dr. Omer and Jones, as well as two former EOM employees and one current District Government employee, violated DPM Sections 1800.1, 1803.1(e), and 1803.1(f), by engaging in conduct during the course of their government employment which adversely affected the confidence of the public in the integrity of the District government, and taking official action well outside of official channels which further impugned upon governmental integrity.
Specific Finding #8: Dr. Omer, Jones, and a current government employee violated DPM Section 1803.10, by exhibiting a lack of candor during the course of the OIG questioning concerning this event.
Specific Finding #9: Dr. Omer, Jones, and two former and one current government employee violated DPM Sections 1804.1(b), (c), and (i), by conducting activities on behalf of CACS on government time and/or with government resources, and directing subordinates to do the same; and by engaging in fundraising activities for CACS as part of their government employment, but failing to follow mandatory accounting and disclosure procedures.
“Recommendations”
Had Dr. Abdusalam Omer remained an employee, it would have been my recommendation that the Director advise the Mayor of the District of Columbia to take disciplinary action against Dr. Abdusalam Omer based upon his violations of the Standardsof Conduct to include a change in his assigned duties, corrective or adverse action, his disqualification for a particular assignment, pursuant to DPM §1801.2, or his removal from District government service.2 “
Source: Raxanreeb.com