Picture: North West Premier, Bushy Maape/Facebook
By OBAKENG MAJE
The embattled North West Premier, Bushy Maape is set to appear before the Standing Committee of Public Accounts (SCOPA) at North West Provincial Legislature (NWPL) on Friday.
Maape is expected to respond to questions emanating from the Auditor General’s (AG) report over the 2020/2021 audit report.
The chairperson of SCOPA in North West, Job Dliso said: “We will hold Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) public hearings with the Office of the Premier and the North West Department of Human Settlements over the 2020/21 audit reports.
“The aim is to seek clarity from responses to questions emanating from the AG’s reports. So, Maape and Nono Maloyi together with senior management of both departments are expected to attend these public hearings.”
The meeting will be streamed live on the North West Provincial Legislature Facebook page. The meeting will commence at 8:30am for the Office of the Premier, while the Department of Human Settlements will be at 10:30am.
Meanwhile, the AG is also expected to brief the committed on the North West Housing Corporation (NWHC) at 2pm.
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