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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
Nassau, Bahamas - Dr. Minnis, Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), issued the
following statement on the Prime Minister’s recent comments on
corruption at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) seminar on
governance:
“The Bahamian people find it laughable when the Prime
Minister is talking about the need for zero tolerance when it comes to
corruption in government. His Government has institutionalized
corruption at every level. They act with impunity, brazenly proclaiming
publicly that the PLP first and foremost helps its supporters and
families. If Prime Minister Christie wants to start a ‘zero
tolerance’ policy on corruption he should start with his own Government.
Not only has he used this year’s budget as his own personal piggy bank
by creating an unexplained $2 million
slush fund for himself but he’s yet to explain how millions go missing each year under this Government.”
“Scandal
and corruption has grown rampant under this Government -- if only the
Prime Minister and his party spent half as much effort trying to turn
our country around as they do enriching their friends, families, and
allies, Bahamians would be better off. The growing list of scandals is
endless from the Alfred Gray magistrate scandal, to the Rubis oil spill
scandal, to the Urban Renewal Small homes repair scandal, the missing
money at the Post Office, the College of The Bahamas, and the
Departments of Customs and Road Traffic, and the list goes on and on.”
“If
we are truly going to grow our economy we must stamp out the corruption
and cronyism which is endemic in this Christie PLP Government. The
people want to know – where is the transparency and accountability?
Pretty speeches at an international seminar do nothing to fix the
problems here. The habit of public money disappearing into private
pockets must stop. It is the duty and responsibility of politicians of
our generations to root out and stamp out the high level of corruption
in our society and under an FNM Government procedures and policies will
be put in place to prevent the uncontrolled stealing of public funds and
those caught stealing will be brought to justice.”
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