*The Impasse between the Government & the Auditor General Today, the Global Times Newspaper published an article calling for the sacking of the Auditor General. For the purpose of our subscribers, it is important that they understand the mandate of the Auditor General as enshrined in the Audit Commission Act 2014. The Auditor General is mandated to carry out audits on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the audited government entities use their resources in carrying out their responsibilities. The Auditor General is the independent auditor reporting to Parliament. Section 119 of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone empowers the Auditor General to audit the public accounts of Sierra Leone and of all public offices including the courts, the central and local government administrations, the Universities and public institutions, together with statutory corporations, companies, bodies or organisations set up partly or wholly out of public funds.