Amman: Chaired by Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs, Abdul Latif Najdawi, the team entrusted to review clarifications monitored by the Audit Bureau held a meeting Tuesday to discuss their audit findings during the past two months of July and August. Najdawi revealed the team audited data of a total of 15 institutions and entities during this period.
According to Jordan News Agency, Najdawi announced that 22 audit findings were documented against these institutions, confirming the team has taken the "necessary" measures to rectify the identified violations. Najdawi noted that "numerous" violations were recorded in four municipalities in the period ahead of the dissolution of the Kingdom's municipal councils, specifically in New Umm al-Basatin, Umm al-Rasas, al-Qatrana, and New Ramtha.
On the severity of these violations, Najdawi detailed that they primarily concentrated on unjustified disbursement of sums of money, bonuses, and allowances, as well as blatant irregularities in disbursement procedures, financial discrepancies in due and actual revenues, and misuse of government vehicles contrary to instructions.
In addition, Najdawi highlighted a specific violation in New Ramtha Municipality involving the appointment of eight non-Jordanian national workers without obtaining proper approvals. Salaries and financial sums were disbursed to these individuals despite their presence outside the country, and Najdawi assured that necessary measures are underway to rectify the matter.
The team also discussed issues related to some public universities, noting violations where one university assigned government employees to teach during their normal working hours, contrary to official approvals. Najdawi emphasized the team's ongoing efforts to address violations regularly, as part of its "commitment" to addressing them "promptly and avoid accumulation."
These efforts aim to strengthen pre-audit and governance procedures in the institutions' operations, reducing violations as much as possible, Najdawi pointed out.