‘You are no longer a Minister’ – Clerk tells him
Government ministries appear to be readying themselves for a new administration.
The readiness was never more evident than on Thursday after former Housing Minister, Irfaan Ali, went to work at the Ministry of Housing, Brickdam, and found that he could not enter the offices.
This was because the locks had been changed.
Housing officials confirmed yesterday that the order to change the locks came down on Wednesday from Permanent Secretary (PS), Emile McGarrell.
This was after the PS learnt that vehicles were moving several boxes and files from Ali’s office.
One of the vehicles was a black SUV, bearing registration plates, PPP 7328. Staff members took photos of the vehicle being loaded with boxes of files.
Several staff members had to give statements on the role they played in the removal of what is suspected to be records.