Road to Nagamootoo’s private residence upgraded

…as surrounding potholed roads remain untouched

Geoffrey Vaughn, Chief Works Officer of the Public Works Ministry, now Public Infrastructure Ministry, clams that the works which were done to Moses Nagamootoo’s street was approved prior to him becoming Prime Minister.
In recent weeks, criticisms have been mounted on the current administration for practicing the same special treatment of Government Officers they had accused the previous People’ s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) of doing.

The road where Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo lives

This was after the streets where the Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, resided in Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, were repaired and upgraded so as to ensure that he travelled in comfort while one section of the railway embankment at Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, not far from where he lives, was in an atrocious state of disrepair and causing great discomfort to commuters. After much criticism, repairs have now begun at the location.
When this publication, on Friday, tried to get more clarifications on the matter, the Chief Works Officer could not initially be reached as call from our office lines went unanswered. However, the Guyana Times reporter subsequently contacted him via cellular phone, a call he took after just about three rings.
Questioned on whether the works had been approved prior to Nagamootoo being sworn in as Prime Minister of the country, Vaughn stated that he was not the officer who should be contacted for such information, since he did not preside over buildings.
After the reporter had explicitly repeated the question and pointed out that an enquiry was being made into road works and not buildings, and that he was the chief works officer, Vaughn hesitated before stating that indeed the works were approved before the swearing in had taken place.
The call was subsequently ended and further immediate efforts to contact the man proved futile.
In the meantime, when contacted for a comment, former Public Works Minister Robeson Benn told the Guyana Times that he was not in a position to speak on the matter since there was someone in place to deal with road works.
Efforts to reach the Prime Minister Nagamootoo, who is presently the Acting President,  also proved futile
The PPP/C had in the past been accused of favouritism and being guilty of providing such social services first and foremost to Party and Government Officials. However, persons are now lashing back at the new Government, stating that even while they had accused the PPP/C of these things, they themselves are now practicing it.