Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley claimed Monday that the cabinet changes made by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar are a distraction to avoid further attention on embarrassing events affecting the government.
And he said Persad-Bissessar has broken her own rules by allowing Verna St Rose Greaves and Nicole Dyer Griffith to serve in the Senate and government.
Both women were candidates in the 2010 general election and both failed to win their seats. Persad-Bissessar had said she preferred not to have "failed candidates" appointed to the Senate.
However in response to Rowley's comments she said there is enough distance to allow from the election to allow the women to serve.
Rowley said citizens cannot trust the prime minister, adding that she is not a "principled" person.
He told reporters, “The PP titanic sails relentlessly towards a collision course with the people of T&T while the Prime Minister is rearranging and realigning the deck chairs.”
Rowley, who has been clamouring for the removal of Jack Warner from cabinet over corruption allegations linked to FIFA, suggested that Persad-Bissessar is unable to fire Warner.
However the PM has made it clear that there are only allegations against Warner and is no evidence against her minister with respect to his role as a former FIFA executive.
Rowley said while Persad-Bissessar has described Warner as her "best performing minister" she still removed half of his portfolio and handed it to Devant Maharaj.
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