With consultations still ongoing in an effort to identify a Minister of Finance, the PPP/C government will in the meantime utilise the skills of former President and current Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on financial matters, President Irfaan Ali announced yesterday.
“With the skillset we have at the moment in the Office of the President, with the former President there, we are hoping to move quickly with a number of programmes on a financial level, but it is an area we are still searching for potential candidates,” Ali yesterday told the press, following the appointment of the ministers of his government – except for a Minister of Finance.
“We have had discussions with many stakeholders and individuals in the formulation of this Cabinet to capture the skillset that will be required,” he added.