Hon Fahie accuses Education Minister of signing fake contract
He said in a media press release on April 26, 2018, “In December 2017 the Minister, despite knowing that no funds were allocated and that no funds were available, reportedly signed contracts for the repairs of the school. Noble act, but illegal.”
Hon Fahie further commented that the Education Minister in February of this year finally signed the real contract to commence the repairs of the Leonora Delville Primary School.
“The contracts that should not have been signed in December 2017 because no funds were made available, were again signed in February 2018. However, I am pleased to note that after 4 months of the first announcement of the signing of the fake contracts in December 2017 that the works have commenced,” Hon Fahie said.
Horrible situation
Meanwhile, Opposition Leader indicated that the Education Minister does not “fully understand” the horrible situation that is happening at the Leonora Delville Primary School, while noting that the students, teachers, parents and the administration continue to express their disappointment with the delays for the repairs and the alternate accommodations.
“It is not a stretch to state or to conclude that if more efforts are placed in solving the issues and not in marketing the solution, we will all have an early resolution of the situation at the Leonora Delville Primary School. To date, the children and teachers continue to be housed in tents and exposed to the untenable horrors of water when raining and extreme heat when sunny. No more marketing, no more gimmicks, straight talk. More action is what is expected. If nothing better can be done then tell us.”
Hon Walywn to be grilled
During the question and answer segment of the continuation of the House of Assembly (HoA) on Monday, April 30, 2018, Hon Fahie will grill Hon Walwyn on the status of the works on the Leonora Delville Primary School since the signing of the new contract in February 2018.
He will ask the Education Minister to inform the House, post Hurricane Irma, what date in December 2017 were the contracts signed to complete the temporary works and purchasing of materials in order to restore the Leonora Delville Primary School building, so that it can be used to house the principal, staff, teachers and students once again.
Minister Walwyn will have to state the amount of each contract/purchase order and the intended description of works for each, the process used to select each contractor or supplier, and state the budgetary head and subhead for which the contracts or purchase orders were charged.
Hon Fahie also wants to know if, upon signing the contracts, were their sufficient funds in the subhead to accommodate the contracts, and if not, then why were the contracts signed; and the commencement date as stated on the contract for each contractor, as well as the completion date or time-frame stated in the contract to complete the works.
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