The People’s Progressive Party acknowledged corruption in the party and government on the second day of the 30th Congress yesterday. During the presentation of the six workshops, Nigel Dharamlall rapporteur for the workshop on the party’s organization relayed that members thought that an integrity committee or the establishment of an integrity code would help to counter corruption allegations.
He said that corruption and the negative image it had on the party needed to be addressed and throughout the workshop discussions the two things were addressed multiple times. He noted that one of the other issues that was raised was directly tied to corruption allegations, and that was the loss of respect and lack of humility of party members.
Dharamlall stated that to counter corruption the management of resources had to be a priority. He noted that in villages throughout the PPP/C constituency more had to be done by management committees to oversee how resources are allocated and spent.
Dharamlall continued that the absence of party leaders in the communities did little to counter a growing sense of apathy. He noted that the workshop focused on seeing a greater presence not just of