Former government minister Keith Rowley has welcomed the resignation of Calder Hart from UDeCOTT and other Trinidad and Tobago state boards.Media reports in Port of Spain quote Rowley as saying the next step must be for the entire board and all those who defended Calder Hart to resign. The reports say Rowley wants a forensic enquiry of all projects undertaken by UDeCOTT.
Hart and UDeCOTT sprung into the limelight after Rowley raised questions about a project related to the Performing Arts Centre in Port of Spain that was being managed by UDeCOTT.
Prime Minister Patrick Manning subsequently fired Rowley, stating that his "wajang" behaviour was unbecoming of a government minister.
But Rowley insisted that it had nothing to do with his behaviour and everything to do with Manning defending Hart.
Read the story: PM Manning says Rowley was not fired over UDeCOTT
The controversy over Hart and UDeCOTT led to a public inquiry into the construction sector and UDeCOTT headed by British professor, John Uff.
On Friday, a court in Port of Spain cleared the way for Uff to present his final report to President Richards. UDeCOTT had tried to block the report from being handed over, but the judge ruled against that.
Read the story: Judge rules that UDeCOTT report can go to President Richards
Prime Minister Patrick Manning has been a staunch defender of Hart. In Parliament last year, he called Rowley a "raging" bull for his attacks on Hart and UDeCOTT.
It came in October during a debate to validate the Uff inquiry that had to be put on hold because of a government error in not gazetting the probe, thereby making its proceeding invalid. the problem was corrected when the government approved a validation bill.
Read the story: Manning calls Rowley "a raging bull"; defends UDeCOTT
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