In what is increasingly becoming a battle between the government and local councils over jurisdiction for community projects, President Irfaan Ali last night lashed out at the opposition APNU+AFC over its stance on works at Den Amstel on the West Demerara which saw Works Minister Deodat Indar instructing the removal of padlocks placed by the NDC on a sports ground.
Members of the Den Amstel Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) yesterday told Stabroek News that they were not opposed to the improvement of the community’s ground but that the government had tried to completely bypass it and this was reflected in the instruction of Minister in the Ministry of Works, Indar to cut the padlocks the council had placed on the ground.
Last night, the President issued a blistering statement aimed at APNU+AFC. He did not refer to the NDC.