President Irfaan Ali yesterday tore into government ministers, permanent secretaries, engineers and consultants over delays in projects and related problems.
The shellacking handed out to the dozens of persons who were summoned to State House for a 5.30 am meeting went viral on social media.
The tense meeting began with each minister, permanent secretary, chief engineer and contractors being asked to stand. The President began with Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. He eventually moved on to the Ministry of Education. It was here that the President became riled up. Neither the Minister, Priya Manickchand nor the Permanent Secretary Shanielle Hoosein-Outar could provide satisfactory answers as to why contractors in their sector were not present at the meeting.
