While the $1.7B spent for drainage and irrigation work last year seems to be a “sexy number”, in the context of what is required to get the drainage system working, it is not significant, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud says.
The $1.7B was spent across six regions “a lot of money in our context, but what requires to be done, I’m telling you, it is not significant”, he stated.
“We spend every week here, we go through how it is we can cut and fit the limited money we have in terms of responding to a drainage need. We are also going out begging people to help us”, said the Agriculture Minister at a press conference yesterday. He declared that the resources are insufficient but this is due to the economic and budgetary constraints. He declared that submissions made yearly are not fully satisfied “so we have a wider plan we know what needs to be done in getting that sorted out”.
He said that based on the resources allocated in 2008, the agencies were able to respond. He said that they were able to manage rainfall more than what was thought to have caused the 2005 flood and had been able to avoid a disaster of that proportion.
“A sexy number”?!?!? The ancient Greeks had believed numbers had gender.
What is needed here is EFFICIENCY!!!!! He can continue patting himself on the back… Job well done indeed!!!!
You did a real good job, keeping the drainage canals and trenches free from grass, and weeds, and flowing nicely.I hope you got another 1.7 billion dollars to help these poor people get back on their foot.
Sure it’s not a lot of money for all the nice clean canals, trenches, and well maintained Kokers that is around. Now the rain is falling everybody busy with maintenance, Very nice job, I hope the people vote for you again, for all you did and promise them. Nice work Keep it up. Share the Wealth.
This is another delusional government official, the people are standing up the their necks in water, and he is patting himself on the back, for a job well done.
Joe.
Oh! Did you see that too Joe? He patting himself, what a joke.
This is the same “BIG BLUFF” that want to be
the next President of Guyana, what a joke Mr Joe.
….. stupidity wrapped in ignorance surrounded by arrogance !….
all those traveling expenses can go a long way to help those people get back on their feet.
Mr Persaud can you give readers of the news papers
and tax payers a breakdown of how the and where the
1.7 Billion Dollars was spent ?.
Yes, not much but still a complete waste of time. The next flood will ratify this statement.