Monrovia, Liberia — In fashionable auditing, an Unqualified Report signifies a clear invoice of monetary well being — which means an establishment’s books are clear, correct, and free from materials misstatements or fraud. It’s the highest assurance an auditor can provide, confirming that the group’s monetary statements are truthful and credible.
Nevertheless, a number of media retailers have grossly misrepresented this technical time period within the Auditor Common’s 2022 report on the Nationwide Social Safety and Welfare Company (NASSCORP), deceptive the general public into believing it mirrored wrongdoing, Opposite to such false claims, the report from the Common Auditing Fee (GAC), signed by Auditor Common P. Garswa Jackson, gave NASSCORP an unqualified opinion, not a unfavorable discovering. Reflecting comparable report from the 2023 audit report as nicely.
Reacting to the distortion, the Civil Society Council of Liberia, led by Mark Mula, condemned the publications as “reckless and misleading journalism” geared toward discrediting the integrity of a public establishment that has demonstrated accountability.
“The auditor’s letter clearly recommended NASSCORP’s monetary transparency. To twist that into scandal is malicious and irresponsible,” Mula stated. “An unqualified report is a affirmation of sound monetary administration, not a cost of corruption.”
The Council harassed that such misinformation undermines public confidence and the “large efforts” made by NASSCORP’s administration to strengthen accountability and compliance with authorities monetary reporting requirements.
Civil society additional known as on the media to uphold skilled ethics and accuracy when reporting on technical audit findings, warning that careless misinterpretation of official paperwork solely serves to confuse the general public and harm reputations constructed on integrity.
