Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy says he is disheartened after threats by opposition MPs to withhold support for the $75B capital works budget, saying they are misguided.
In his address on the budget last week, AFC MP Verasammy Ramaya said his party could not support the figure budgeted for capital works and his colleague, MP Moses Nagamootoo as well as APNU MPs have expressed similar sentiments, Ramsammy noted in a statement.
“I am hopeful that this is not the position of the AFC or APNU. I reject the position of the AFC and APNU MPs and I would hope the AFC and APNU will consider their position very clearly,” Ramsammy said. The minister noted that capital projects are usually financed through arrangements with