'I can confirm I have the wall report’- CoP Michael B. Mathews
When pressed this evening, Police Chief Mathews says he would not comment further, “as to the next steps,” however, Hon Walwyn’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Marcia Potter, who has already distanced herself from the wall project—saying “it was the minister’s pet project”—was not implicated in AG Ms Sonia M. Webster’s report.
Hon Walwyn broke the law
Hon Walwyn, in embarrassing the outgoing Premier, Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), tried to get a head start on the ‘spin’ by leaking the wall report to the press, however, it backfired and Governor Jaspert demanded an apology since he, Hon Walwyn, had violated proper protocols and laws.
The Premier never disciplined his co-leader, which led to internal conflicts within the National Democratic Party (NDP), to which former NDP 1 Member, Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) described recently as “double standards.”
In her report, the AG noted that there was “no value for money, workers being paid for work which was not done,” and blatant violations of the law, in particular the “Public Finance Management Regulations.”
The report also noted that, “Altariations to the design was adopted after the commencement of the project.”
One such variation was the rear entrance facing FedEx along the West Exit/Gate Lower Estate Superette perimeter to accommodate a drop-off area for school buses.
That work was done by one contractor via a petty contact for some $53,883.50,” according to the report.
A tale of corruption
The AG also noted in her special report that, “throughout the project, inconsistencies were noted with the length and height of the walls."
"Some wall segments were between 8-9 feet long... Most noticeable, is the irregular height of the walls especially the low walls to hold the rails.”
In another bombshell conclusion, Ms Webster stated, “inconsistencies were also noted in the rendering of the wall, in some areas, the block wall was visible through the unpainted plaster.”
She noted that the wall did not withstand the flooding and Hurricanes of 2017.
Who else played a role?
Steve Augustine from SA Architect was handpicked and hired by Hon Walwyn for the project.
The Minister ignored all the expertise available in the Ministry of Finance’s Project Management Unit with Mr Augustine—according to the reports—providing architectural drawings, bill of quantities and project management services.
SA Architect was also responsible for overseeing the works, reporting on progress and signing payment request to certify that the contractors had completed work and were entitled to get paid.
This, according to Ms Webster, created its own conflict, as there were, “no segregation of duties [nor] secondary checks.”
It allowed for, "incongruences in the bill of quantities to go uncorrected" and "contractors to be paid for unfished work," resulting in a project that was incomplete and overpriced.
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20 Responses to “'I can confirm I have the wall report’- CoP Michael B. Mathews”
Let them girls take that. Corruption at its highest. Quiet but deadly.
fungus, who girls are you referring to.