On 11th November, 2021 the Auditor General Mrs. Lara Taylor-Pearce and her deputy Tamba Momoh were suspended from office indefinitely.
A Special Tribunal was set up by President Dr Julius Maada Bio to investigate them โFor professional performance or the lack thereofโ.
On 17th November, 2021 in consultation with the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, President Bio appointed Hon. Justice Nyawo Finda Jones as Chairperson of the Special Tribunal to โInvestigate the Auditor General Mrs. Lara Taylor-Pearce and Deputy Auditor General Tamba Momoh for misconduct and lack of professional performance in their activities as Auditor General and Deputy Auditor General respectively of Audit Service Sierra Leoneโ.
On 12th June, 2024 President Bio received the Report from the Chairperson of the Special Tribunal that he set up to investigate the suspended Auditor General and Deputy Auditor General respectively.
A Press Release from State House yesterday states:
โFollowing the perusal of the Report, the general public is hereby informed that His Excellency the President has accepted all the recommendations of the Report, among which is the removal of the suspended Auditor-General and Deputy Auditor-General.
Accordingly, having satisfied Section 137(7)(a) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone 1991, the President has directed the following:
i. That the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice initiates the necessary procedure for the removal of the suspended Auditor-General, Mrs. Lara Taylor-Pearce pursuant to Section 137(7) (b) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone 1991.
ii. That the Audit Service Board pursues action for the removal of the suspended Deputy Auditor-General, Mr. Tamba Momoh
