00:00It is governance by vaps, governance by lies, governance by distraction.
00:08Because no responsible government, as far as I am concerned, would engage the restructuring of any programme
00:16and by so doing putting 11,000 workers on the breadline.
00:21A scathing assessment of the UNC government's time in office so far
00:25and their ongoing review of the CPAP programme by PNM chairman Marvin Gonzalez
00:29as he spoke on TV6's Morning Edition.
00:32Gonzalez says that if there is any real evidence of misconduct or wrongdoing
00:37regarding the awarding of CPAP contracts to particular contractors,
00:41the government should let the relevant authorities handle the case.
00:45The position of the PNM is that if there is evidence of corruption and corrupt activities
00:52in any programme, be it CPAP, be it URP, in any aspect of governance in Trinidad
00:59and Tobago, then you take the evidence, you forward it to the appropriate authorities
01:03and let the chips fall where they may.
01:07The former Minister of Public Utilities also spoke out about the non-payment of wages
01:11to CPAP workers, taking the current Minister and Ministry of Public Utilities to task on the issue.
01:17These payments were promised to, or rather the payment of wages were promised to the CPAP workers last week.
01:2711,000 people expecting to be paid their salaries.
01:32Days passed, no payment.
01:35Not a word from the CPAP company.
01:38Not a word from the Ministry of Public Utilities.
01:40The lives of these innocent citizens, single parents, mothers and fathers, etc.,
01:48now placed in absolute jeopardy.
01:50Promising payment of wages and salaries last week cannot meet the deadline
01:56and it is only when you are called out you are trying to come up with some ridiculous excuse
02:02that you did not get supplementation or you did not get the necessary transfers
02:07and you can't meet the salaries, etc.
02:09Gonzalez confirmed that the team of lawyers assembled by the PNM, made up of PNM officials and others,
02:15filed the first claim in court last week with an injunction hearing set for this Friday.
02:21He also revealed that the opposition are looking at other ways to take legal action against the government
02:26with additional claims to be filed this week.
02:30Dominic Ramroop, TV6 News.
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