Former NW head of finance tender case postponed to June
The North West’s former acting head of finance Geo Paul appeared in the Mmabatho Magistrate’s Court on charges related to tender fraud amount to some R15 million.
Paul made his first appearance on Tuesday.
He is facing two counts of contravention of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
His arrest followed claims that the Department of Finance fraudulently appointed Morake Attorneys to conduct disciplinary proceedings of three senior officials between July and August 2011.
“The accused, who was the accounting officer for the Department of Finance at the time allegedly contravened the PFMA by approving a request for deviation from the competitive bidding process and expanded the scope of services required,” says Hawks spokesperson Tlangelani Rikhotso.
“He allegedly further disregarded a cheaper quotation and failed to take appropriate steps to prevent the unauthorised, irregular and wasteful expenditure to the tune of R15 459 380,18.”
The case has been postponed to 12 June.
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