In defending his government’s appointment of supporters to the position of Regional Executive Officers (REOs), Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan yesterday said that the new officers should be judged on their performance, arguing that the past REOs went about their duties in a partisan manner.
The new APNU+AFC administration has come in for criticism over its appointment of REOs close to the political parties from the coalition beginning with the REO in Region 9, Carl Parker and more recently with former AFC Member of Parliament Dr Veerasammy Ramayya. Dr Ramayya’s appointment has been strongly opposed by the opposition PPP/C who have argued that the displaced REO-Paul Ramrattan-was not a political appointee and was in no way affiliated with the party.
But according to Minister Bulkan, whose ministry had advertised for new