By Adolf
An agency established under President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s administration is reportedly to be called before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) following a complaint that several million rupees of public funds were spent without any tangible results.
The Advisory Board comprised the following seven members:
1. Ananda W. Atukorala – Chairman
2. E. A. Rathnaseela – Member
3. B. N. Gamage – Member
4. Deshal de Mel – Member
5. Aroshi Nanayakkara – Member
6. P. A. S. A. Kumara – Member
7. A. L. Goonaratne – Member
Deshal de Mel was recently appointed to the SriLankan Airlines Restructuring Committee.
The NAPPP was established to identify and facilitate public-private investment projects and address barriers to private-sector participation.
It is alleged that, during the period under review, there were no meaningful progress reports or established partnerships to demonstrate the Agency’s achievements.
An independent audit of the Agency’s expenditure, activities and deliverables is being sought to establish how public funds were utilised and what, if anything, was achieved.