Region Eight Chairman, Mark Crawford has said that a lot of corruption is taking place within the region and is being perpetuated by the Regional Executive Officer.The Chairman said that the Local Government Ministry is in receipt of numerous letters outlining the way in which the REO has refused to corporate with the council ?on one occasion when the council got the cooperation of a private business man to help repair the roads in Mahdia we were told by the driver of the RDC that the truck needs two U clamps.Chairman of theRegion 8 Mark Crawford?When those were sourced and we asked for the truck,[url=http://www.cheapjerseysauthenticonline.us@#$%&/]Cheap NFL Jerseys China[/url], we were provided with a list of the things the truck needed. I dare say that the only thing not on the list was a new shell for the truck.?Crawford said that the RDC did not meet in December 2013 because ?we were told by the clerk of the council,[url=http://www.nfljerseyscheaponline.us@#$%&/]Cheap Jerseys From China Online[/url], the REO, that there were insufficient monies allocated under line item 62(11) to conduct a full sitting in the RDC.?Crawford said that the regional council is looking into certain expenditures of the REO and expressed that according to a list of payments made in line item 62(11) there seems to be a lot of unauthorized spending on items that were not catered for under line item 62(11) but were paid for under 62(11).The Chairman stressed that janitorial products for the Regional Chairman?s Office amounted to $218,400 but this volume of items, he said,[url=http://www.cheapjerseysshare.us@#$%&/]Cheap Jerseys[/url], was never supplied to this office. ?This can be easily verified since all the items supplied to this office can be identified in the requisition book.?He said that items for the Regional Chairman?s office amounted to $152,707, however all that were supplied were two desk trays and two pen sets.?I collected a quotation for these four items from the same store they claimed that they procured them from and found that the price for the desk tray like those that were supplied to the Regional Chairman?s office was $3016 each and the price for the pen set was $1218 each.?The chairman added that a visit from the official amounted to $18,000. This was unauthorized,[url=http://www.cheapestnfljerseys.us@#$%&/]Cheap NFL Jerseys China[/url], he said. Reimbursement of cash to a business man amounted to $100,[url=http://www.nfljerseyscheaponline.us@#$%&/]Jerseys From China Online[/url],000. This too was unauthorized.?Termite treatment for the RDC amounted to $248,000 I believe this was overpriced.?Crawford reported that he obtained the expenditures from the REO which stated that servicing of the Regional Chairman?s All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on two occasions came up to $40,000 and $198,000 respectively.He was amazed at the cost of repairs to the ATV. Later he found that no repairs were done on this ATV. All the mechanic did was change the lubrication oil and change the filter.Crawford said that funds for servicing and repairs for the regional chairman and vice chairman ATV should be taken out from the public works budget since it is catered for in that budget and not catered for funding in line item 62(11).He said that transportation provided for two flights from Mahdia to Kato return and one diversion from Monkey Mountain to Kato return for the RDC amounted to $1.2 million to transport counselors.The Chairman said that two return flights from Mahdia to Kato cost $560,[url=http://www.salecheapjerseys.us@#$%&/]NFL Jerseys China Wholesale[/url],000 and a return diverted from Monkey Mountain is about $160,000.Crawford stressed a lot of corruption is taking place within the regional administration and he is of the opinion that the excesses charged is going as kick back to the REO.He outlined that the nation is well aware that a no confidence motion was passed against the REO by the council, ?yet the Minister has blatantly refused to honor the wishes of the council.?He said that it is a clear indication that the Minister and by extension the government he represents has no intention of working with the Region Eight Democratic Council (RDC).According to Crawford this is because Region Eight is not Government controlled and since persons did not vote for the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP/C), they are being ?punished.? ?It is partisan, divisive and demonstrates utter contempt for the norms of democracy. Government has a responsibility to all of its citizens not just those who voted for them.?Crawford stressed that it is clear that ?there is a carefully orchestrated plan by the PPP/C appointed REO to misuse the resources?.He added that the people of Region Eight sent a petition to President Ramotar asking for the removal of the REO but the people?s request he said seem to have ?fallen on deaf ears?.