Report on CEB general manager’s allowances ready

The report by a one-man commission appointed to investigate allegations that the CEB general manager received huge allowances will be handed over to the CEB Board next week.

The inquiry was conducted by a former Labour Commissioner S. Wimalasena who recorded statements from all officials, excluding one from the man at the centre of the controversy, General Manager Ranjith Fonseka.

The Sunday Times learns that Mr. Wimalasena had requested several times for an appointment with Mr. Fonseka but the general manager had not granted one.
The Power and Energy Ministry appointed the one-man commission following allegations by CEB Unions that the general manager was receiving huge amounts as allowances.

Although declining to comment on his reported refusal to give an appointment to Mr. Wimalasena, Mr. Fonseka said that the accusations against him had cropped up during the tenure of the previous minister and that he had been cleared of them.