Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud says that the basis for the no-confidence motion moved by members of the Region 8 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) against its Regional Execu-tive Officer (REO) was inconsistent with the mandate of the council and therefore did not lead to the removal of the officer.
Ganga’s answer was in a written response in Parliament yesterday to a question posed by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) MP and Shadow Minister of Local Government Ronald Bulkan. Bulkan had asked Persaud to inform the National Assembly of the actions taken, if any,