Local Government Minister supports PPP call for IMC at City Hall
MINISTER of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker, on Monday last expressed his ministry’s support for the introduction of an Interim Management Committee at the Georgetown City Council, a call issued earlier by the governing People’s Progressive Party.
The PPP recently expressed their concern over the state of affairs at the Georgetown City Council and recent acts of illegality perpetrated against the administrative branch of the M&CC. The party further noted the attempts by Georgetown Mayor, Hamilton Green, and his cabal to oust the legitimate and legally appointed Town Clerk, Carol Sooba, from office via illegal and backdoor manipulations.
Minister Whittaker noted that the ministry is guided by the Cabinet and if and when the decision to have an Interim Management Committee as a replacement at City Hall is carried by Cabinet, the ministry will concur.
“Discipline dictates that the ministry will concur. However, the view of parties as it relates to the IMC has been noted by the ministry,” he concluded.
The ruling party in a statement released earlier this week condemned the act of desperation by the Mayor and his cabal who have brought the City Council into disrepute by his actions which smack of “racism and political bullyism.”
The PPP, therefore, demanded the removal of Hamilton Green and the entire City Council and their replacement by an Interim Management Committee to foster hope for a better run City Hall.
Green has found himself repeatedly in hot water over the last few months after he sabotaged the revenue collection on Easter Monday, illegally removed the keys of a motor vehicle on the said day, illegally appointed PRO Royston King as Town Clerk, among other infringements. King, too, has been delinquent after he allegedly signed City Hall tax waivers as Town Clerk before illegally assuming the post of Town Clerk.
(By Ravin Singh)