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Abuja Mission crisis sparks queries on accountability

The Ugandan Mission in Abuja, Nigeria, is allegedly facing a financial crisis after its accounting officer, Mr Eriya Tusubira, was reportedly asked to return to Kampala.

The Mission accuses Mr Tusubira of being absent from his post for more than six months and exhibiting unbecoming behaviour. Mr Tusubira denies the allegations.

The High Commissioner, Mr Nelson Ocheger, reported that Mr Tusubira's conduct had caused delays in the construction of the embassy offices and staff residences, and mission staff had gone nearly three months without salaries.

“The High Commission’s operations have ground to a halt. Payments for the Chancery project are behind schedule, staff have not received their salaries or Foreign Service Allowance (FSA), and essential utilities such as fuel, electricity, and water have run out,” Mr Ocheger wrote in a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' permanent secretary, Mr Vincent Bagiire Waiswa.

Mr Ocheger added: "I have taken the hard decision to withdraw the office’s signatures to the High Commission Accounts with Stanbic Bank IBTC and have instructed that Mr Tusubira no longer be recognised as the accounting officer for this vote."

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