Minister Alum Monitoring Visit in Apac Leads to Arrest of CAO Over Alleged Mismanagement of Funds

15 September 2026, 5:55 am

By Eman Yonah Oruk

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Apac District, Mr. Olaboro Emmy Ejuku, has been taken to Apac Central Police Station By the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and police for questioning over alleged mismanagement of government funds.

The CAO was taken in for questioning after allegedly failing to account for civil servants and political leaders reportedly benefiting from government programmes intended for local communities. He also allegedly failed to provide adequate information about officers under his supervision.

This followed an economic monitoring exercise in Apac District led by the Minister of State for Economic Monitoring in the Office of the President and Woman Member of Parliament for Oyam District, Hon. Sandra Alum Ogwang. During the exercise, the team raised concerns over alleged misuse and diversion of funds under programmes including the Parish Development Model (PDM) and restocking initiatives.

In Awila, Akokoro Sub-county, the team reportedly arrested Daniel Oyomo, chairperson of Awila Carpentry SACCO in Maruzi South, after he allegedly failed to account for 30 million shillings given to the SACCO.

In Cegere Sub-county, the team raised concerns involving local government officials. Bongo Richard, a sub-county chief, was reportedly a beneficiary of 10 million shillings under the restocking programme, while his wife, Apwoyo Gladi, a parish chief in Amun Parish, allegedly received 1 million shillings under PDM. The two officials were not available when the team arrived at their respective offices.

Despite the irregularities, the monitoring team also identified success stories. In Atigolwok, they visited a household where a beneficiary had used government support productively, establishing poultry, goat rearing, and agricultural activities including coffee and banana growing.

Speaking to journalists in Apac on 14, September,2026,Hon. Santa Sandra Alum Ogwang expressed disappointment over what she described as widespread abuse of government wealth-creation funds. She noted that civil servants, security personnel, technical officers, and political leaders entrusted with supervising programmes had instead allegedly benefited from them.

“All these civil servants and political leaders who have benefited from this money must pay back, the law must take its course, and they must be arrested and account for this money,” the minister said.

She directed officers from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, police, and other relevant authorities to investigate cases where evidence of misuse had been established and ensure recovery of public funds.

Apac District Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Betty Engola, welcomed the monitoring exercise and called for action against individuals found to have diverted government funds. She questioned discrepancies between funds reportedly released by government and amounts allegedly received by beneficiaries, noting that some PDM recipients had received less than the expected one million shillings.

The Resident District Commissioner of Apac, Andrew Onyuk, reported progress in recovering some funds. He said an individual identified as Patrick had paid 3 million shillings at his office the previous Friday and was expected to make an additional payment.

Lawrence Okello, NRM mobiliser for Apac District, alleged that corruption in Apac was linked to the CAO being compromised and colluding with parish chiefs. He called for deeper investigation.

Geoffrey Ocen, a resident of Awila in Akokoro Sub-county, also claimed that the CAO’s office was aware of corruption in the restocking programme together with sub-county chiefs.