APNU+AFC MP Roysdale Forde SC has expressed concern over the large amounts owed by the state to the Mayor and City Council.
In a release yesterday, Forde, referred to reports concerning the recent default by the administration on its payments; in fact just last week, it was reported that the government owes the council billions of dollars. This, he posited leads to the “severe neglect of essential infrastructural and other works crucial for the well-being of our city.”
According to the release, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo in his last press conference did not deny that the government owes the council, but did question the amount. Further, at that same press conference, Jagdeo noted that the government was spending billions to beautify the city, a statement which the MP viewed as “an implausible ruse to shamelessly cover the wrongdoing of the government towards the council.”