The Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has renewed its call on the Commissioner General of the South Sudan National Revenue Authority (NRA), Africano Mande, to appear in the House after failing to turn up last week.

On July 26, the TNLA summoned the Minister of Finance and the Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) to appear before Parliament to explain the delays in paying government employees.

The lawmakers demanded to know how much the NRA collects every month and whether the accounts are unified as directed. However, according to the TNLA spokesperson Oliver Mori, only the finance minister turned up in the House last week.

Addressing the media on Monday, Mori revealed the legislature has again reminded the Commissioner General to appear in the parliament.

“Both of them, the Minister of Finance and the Commissioner of the General of the National Revenue Authority, were summoned by the way,” he said. “He (Mande) did not turn up and a reminder has been sent to him that he has to appear in parliament to explain the details about the collection of the non-oil revenues. How are they being remitted to the bank?”

According to the spokesperson, parliament wants to know whether the accounts are being unified or not.

“The head of the state was clear that the collection of the non-oil revenue was sufficient to pay the salaries of the government employees and even other services, so, he cannot escape the parliament,” he Mori stated.

He said parliament reminded the Commissioner General with the belief that he might have been committed on Monday last week.

“He did not come and now a reminder has been sent to him for him to appear in parliament. So, maybe that day he had certain commitments on national duty,” he said. “This is why we are reminding him. That whatsoever is the case, let him put other things aside and appear in parliament.”