The Alliance for Change (AFC) has taken full responsibility for the lack of a timely disclosure of the roles played by party Chairman Nigel Hughes and MP Cathy Hughes in the operations of Amaila Falls hydropower project developer, Sithe Global and has apologised “for this critical lapse in duty.”
As the party endeavours to prevent a repeat of this scenario, it yesterday revealed that guidelines for the “Conduct of Leaders” aimed at preventing future perceptions of conflicts of interest, have been approved and will be presented.
In recent months, the AFC has come under fire after it was revealed that Nigel Hughes had been the Company Secretary of the Amaila Falls Hydro Inc. (AFHI) and has faced the criticism that the situation amounted to a conflict of interest. Hughes, who said he had recused himself from party discussions on Amaila, had later tendered his resignation as
