IFP PRESS STATEMENT BY: 
MS SYBIL SEATON MP
IFP CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SPOKESPERSON

12th June 2008

The Inkatha Freedom Party has noted with concern that a senior correctional services official, Nadira Singh, unexpectedly resigned at the end of last week, said Ms Sybil Seaton MP, IFP Correctional Services Spokesperson, today.

Ms Seaton commented: "We are disturbed by the sudden resignation of Ms Singh, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Correctional Services - she was an irreplaceable asset to the Department and she will be sorely missed.

"But 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," concluded Ms Seaton.