The Public Expenditure Supervision Commission of the Congress of Baja California rejected the 2021 Public Account of the Ministry of Education due to irregularities of 64 million pesos in the acquisition of uniforms and sinks during the pandemic.
In addition, the Superior State Audit Office presented a complaint to the State Attorney General’s Office for the crimes committed by four public servants in the government of Jaime Bonilla.
Among the biggest irregularities is the lack of evidence for the delivery of school uniforms and sinks to schools worth 32 million pesos and 24 million pesos, respectively.
In the audit, it was noted that there was a lack of evidence of the delivery of uniforms and sinks obtained through direct award during the pandemic when all schools were closed.
The two heads of the Ministry of Education in 2021, when these irregularities and illegalities were recorded, were state officials and joined the two governments of Morena.
The Secretary of Education of the Bonilla Valdez administration is Catalino Zavala, current Secretary General of the Government of Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda. During the political campaign for the governorship, Gerardo Solís, current head of Education, replaced him.
The Public Account of Colegio de Bachileres de Baja California is also not approved.
In a joint manner, the Commission questioned the failure to cover the Income Tax of 114 million pesos in the year-end bonus, in addition to the liability of 43 million pesos and irregularities in the contracting of three security service providers. in educational establishments that 1 million 800 thousand pesos and buy paint and waterproofing work for 981 thousand pesos.
In 2021 Iván López Báez and Andrés Burgueño are directors of the Cobach state system.
However, the Commission approved the Public Account of the Municipal Institute of Art and Culture of Mexicali (IMACUM).
The Superior State Auditor, Luis Gallego, recognized the readiness of the director of IMACUM regarding the attention of the results of the inspection by personally attending the explanatory meetings.
The Public Account was approved by six legislators who attended the session of this parliamentary commission.
Originally an actor, Alfredo Wong López has been in charge of the public entity since the administration of Mayor Norma Bustamante.
Meanwhile, the Public Account of the State Court of Administrative Justice was approved unanimously, in addition to announcing that the SAT will provide the taxpayer registry so that it can correct the tax issues presented to it.
