Story by: Roger D Ramcharitar, Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
Public Administration Minister, Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan, on Wednesday dismissed statements made by Sports Minister, Anil Roberts that the PNM caused her downfall.
Reports in the press quoted the Sports Minister as saying that Seepersad-Bachan’s assignment to the Ministry of Public Administration was the result of “PNM Advisors” being retained by the Government of the People’s Partnership.
However, Seepersad-Bachan dismissed the claims stating: “Mr Roberts must first try to appreciate the progress made in Energy in the past year and the tremendous positive shift that has taken place, even motivating a forecast of 2.5 percent growth in 2011 for the sector.”
“Mr Roberts must also recognise how his statements will erode the gains we have been able to make in energy in the past year. We have put an enormous amount of work in building a new platform for energy and to restore confidence in the sector especially from the international community, and these baseless statements will hurt the sector.”
“In addition, Mr Roberts must understand that we are a Government. We were elected as the Government of the People’s Partnership and therefore we represent everyone. This approach of using platforms to launch attacks on people must stop. We are not campaigning, we must not be in the business of hurting people, we are the Government now!”
On her decision to retain persons named by the Sports Minister, Seepersad-Bachan said: “Mr Roberts may be suggesting that we should have taken the same approach as the PNM and fire everyone in sight the moment we took office. How different would that have made us? Our responsibility is to govern and to use the resources and expertise available to us to ensure the public gains benefit from our Government.”
Seepersad-Bachan added: “I would also urge my Cabinet colleague to try to understand his role as a Minister. He cannot continue to launch spurious attacks on fellow Cabinet colleagues like this, particularly when these people have served the new policy direction of the Government of the People’s Partnership.”
“As a Government, our actions must not hurt people, we must serve people and this public squabbling and tit-for-tat must stop! To continue picking public fights will mean that we damage our own Government and I will not be any part of that.”
Public Administration Minister, Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan, on Wednesday dismissed statements made by Sports Minister, Anil Roberts that the PNM caused her downfall.
Reports in the press quoted the Sports Minister as saying that Seepersad-Bachan’s assignment to the Ministry of Public Administration was the result of “PNM Advisors” being retained by the Government of the People’s Partnership.
However, Seepersad-Bachan dismissed the claims stating: “Mr Roberts must first try to appreciate the progress made in Energy in the past year and the tremendous positive shift that has taken place, even motivating a forecast of 2.5 percent growth in 2011 for the sector.”
“Mr Roberts must also recognise how his statements will erode the gains we have been able to make in energy in the past year. We have put an enormous amount of work in building a new platform for energy and to restore confidence in the sector especially from the international community, and these baseless statements will hurt the sector.”
“In addition, Mr Roberts must understand that we are a Government. We were elected as the Government of the People’s Partnership and therefore we represent everyone. This approach of using platforms to launch attacks on people must stop. We are not campaigning, we must not be in the business of hurting people, we are the Government now!”
On her decision to retain persons named by the Sports Minister, Seepersad-Bachan said: “Mr Roberts may be suggesting that we should have taken the same approach as the PNM and fire everyone in sight the moment we took office. How different would that have made us? Our responsibility is to govern and to use the resources and expertise available to us to ensure the public gains benefit from our Government.”
Seepersad-Bachan added: “I would also urge my Cabinet colleague to try to understand his role as a Minister. He cannot continue to launch spurious attacks on fellow Cabinet colleagues like this, particularly when these people have served the new policy direction of the Government of the People’s Partnership.”
“As a Government, our actions must not hurt people, we must serve people and this public squabbling and tit-for-tat must stop! To continue picking public fights will mean that we damage our own Government and I will not be any part of that.”
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