By Francis H. Murray
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission to court for failing to pay social insurance contributions for its staff, amounting to over Le50million.
The Corporate Affairs Commission is a government institution, like NASSIT, mandated to enhance company information exchange, support business growth, inform the public and contribute to sustainable socio economic development of the country.
The Commission appeared before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie at the Social Security Court in Freetown on Saturday 10th October, 2020 to answer to a one count charge of failing to pay social insurance contributions contrary to Section 32 (1) (c) of the Social Security and Insurance Trust Act No.5 of 2001.
The Social Security Trust alleges that Corporate Affairs Commission and Ayodele Mason, being establishment and employer respectively, under the NASSIT Act, on diverse dates between January 2016 and December 2019, at No. 15 Syke Street in Freetown, did fail to pay contributions for its workers amounting to the sum of fifty- seven million, seven hundred and sixty two thousand, eight hundred and eighty four Leones.
The matter, prosecuted by Lawyer Farahkhan Sesay, was adjourned to Saturday 17th October 2020.
In another development, an official of the Produce Monitoring Board (PMB) also appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba at the Social Security Court for failing to pay NASSIT contributions for its workers.
According to Lawyer Sesay, the PMB owes the Trust over one hundred million Leones.
On the dock on behalf of PMB was the Internal Auditor of the agency, who was admitted to a two hundred million Leones bail and or one surety in like sum, with the bail subjected to the approval of the Deputy Master and Registrar.
The matter was adjourned to Saturday 24th October, 2020.
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