NATIONAL ASSEMBLY : 12th June 2008
 

Madame Speaker,

The Inkatha Freedom Party has noted with concern that a senior correctional services official, Nadira Singh, unexpectedly resigned at the end of last week.

Her sudden resignation does raise some serious questions.

In a Department plagued by various problems such as corruption, she was a leading force in exposing employees who were involved in fraudulent tender processes, medical aid fraud and petrol card abuse.

It is with this in mind that the IFP would like to express our concern with reports that she resigned, giving only 24-hours notice, because she now fears for her own safety.

The IFP calls for a full investigation to be launched into whether or not this is indeed the truth, and if found to be true, it once again highlights the deep-seated critical problems of corruption and intimidation within the Department of Correctional Services.