Lakes State member of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) Bol Joseph Agau has raised the alarm over the alleged misuse of public funds by officials in the Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology, and Postal Services.

Agau claimed in the House on Monday that over US$100,000 was approved and released by the ministry for the burial of the daughter of Michael Makuei Lueth, the National Minister for Information and Telecommunication.

“The executive director in the ministry addressed a letter to the undersecretary requesting US$125,000 for the funeral of the minister’s daughter. This money was approved the same day and paid in full by the South Sudan International Gateway, a subsidiary of the National Revenue Authority (NRA),” Agau stated.