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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Sierra Leone’s Parliament has announced public hearings to investigate the financial management and operations of the National Sports Authority (NSA) from 2020 to 2024.
The hearings, scheduled for Tuesday, December 17th at 2:00 pm, will be held at the Conference Hall of the Parliament’s Administrative Building.
The inquiry will examine the financial management practices of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Ministry of Finance (MoF), and Accountant General’s Department (AGD) in relation to sports activities. Additionally, it will investigate the operational practices of travel agencies engaged in sports-related travel within the timeframe.
Those summoned to appear include the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sports, the current and former Executive Directors of the NSA, the Managing Directors of Star Travel Agency and Cinderella Travel & Tours, the Ambassador of Sports, and the Technical Team of the Leone Stars National Team, including the coaches and assistant coaches.
All parties summoned must submit relevant documents by December 17th, including Records of bonuses paid to Leone Stars players, List of competitions participated in by the national team (2020-2024), disbursement schedules for sports-related funds and procedures for purchasing air tickets for sports travel.
PAC says the technical team of the National Team is also required to provide details on criteria for player selection, fitness assessments conducted, training methods employed and strategies for team integration.
It further warned that failure to appear before the committee or submit required documents could lead to further parliamentary action as deemed necessary by the PAC.
This is what sport loving Sierra Leoneans want to hear. We have been waiting far too long for this kind of action and i feel the right time has come.I am happy that the investigations span from 2020- 2024.We are tired with the present management of SLFA and NSA as we are no longer fools.