The President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro Urrego, denounced from the municipality of Ipiales, the alleged theft of money intended for peace in 2021, the year that corresponds to the period of government of Jhon Alexander Rojas in Nariño, who was in charge of the department in the Government in the period 2019-2023, as well as several former mayors of municipalities Development Programs with a Territorial Approach, Pdet.
Petro asked the director of the National Planning Department, DNP, Alexander López, to hire a forensic audit to review the unexecuted and lost resources of the Collegiate Body of Administration and Decision Paz, Ocad Paz and the General Royalties System. The president ordered to hire a specialized audit to investigate resources from previous years.
When referring to the second axis of the Peace Agreement with the FARC, that of the transformation of the territory, President Petro presented figures from Ocad Paz. He pointed out that, in 2021, “in one year alone, 688 billion pesos were given to different business organizations, mayors or the governor for Nariño,” he maintained that these monies were intended to carry out a series of plays. 2021 was a year within the government period of the former departmental president of Nariño, Jhon Alexander Rojas, so Rojas ends up being involved in this serious accusation.
DIARIO DEL SUR contacted the former governor of Nariño, Jhon Rojas, who indicated that he would release a statement to the public regarding what President Petro said, however, as of the closing of this edition, no statement has been made known. some.
Project execution
The President mentioned that the execution of projects such as the electrification that connects the Pacific reached just 1.4%, the electrical interconnection of the Pacific, approved in 2021, and asked: “Where is the money?” The president mentioned works that were not done, such as roads, aqueducts, hospitals, schools and universities.
He also indicated that in 2021, the largest number of Ocad Paz projects in its history were approved, which began with the Peace Agreement. “And I would still have to add more, because the money for OCAD PAZ is the least, if we compare all the royalties in Colombia, which between 2014 and 2024 total 68 billion pesos, which are delivered to municipalities and departments,” added the president.
serious problem
“How come 68 billion pesos have not managed to transform the territory of Colombia, the poor regions, which should at least be less poor than when these programs began? What happened with the money? We are talking about tens of billions, here no more, almost 100 billion pesos. “Where are the roads, aqueducts, hospitals, electrical circuits, schools?” and concluded: “We have a serious problem, because the second point of the Peace Agreement with the FARC, which was to transform the territory, the money was taken to the richest areas and/or stolen.”
