Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon on Thursday defended the scale of the salaries being paid to some contracted workers of the Office of the President (OP), which include high-profile members of the ruling party.
On Thursday, Luncheon told Stabroek News that the President can, at his discretion, create positions and appoint persons to fill them under the law.
Last week, Finance Minister Ashni Singh disclosed that several high-profile PPP members employed on a contractual basis by OP are among more than 180 persons not receiving monthly payments of wages and allowances as a result of the opposition-led cuts on this year’s budget. Among the PPP members employed at OP are the grandson of former presidents Cheddi Jagan and Janet Jagan, Cheddi Jagan III, a contracted employee being paid $478,476 monthly for services as
