Padarath: A Scandalous Cabinet Wedding Retreat Package
Princes Town MP Barry Padarath in a press release made a scathing attack on the Prime Minister and members of the government for using tax payers money to attend the wedding of the daughter of Health Minister Terrance Deyalsingh.
Padarath stated that the Prime Minister and government have a lot of questions to answer on the issue since it cannot be coincidental that the cabinet retreat and the wedding was happening on the same date and venue.
He further stated in the press release that the Prime Minister has to explain how he could not have known prior to one (1) week ago that the wedding was taking place at the same time and venue as the retreat. He further asked whether Deyalsingh purposely withheld this information from the Prime Minister and whether the Prime Minister and Deyalsingh did not see this as a conflict of interest.
The Princes Town MP chided Rowley for his history of attending destination weddings since becoming Prime Minister but said that the fundamental issue here is whether there was a clear abuse of office.
Padarath indicated that he will be filing questions in the Parliament on the cost for the government retreat at the Magdalena Grand Hotel. He stated that this matter is scandalous and that the Prime Minister and government hoodwinked the population since this was a two for one special. While members of government are enjoying champagne and caviar at the Magdalena the rest of the country is being told to tighten their belts. Padarath promised to probe this matter further since he stated that Deyalsingh and the rest of the cabinet cannot be feting at his daughter’s destination wedding at the taxpayer’s expense.
The Princes Town MP slammed the Prime Minister for taking a very flippant approach to this matter since he saw this as an abuse of ministerial and cabinet power.