Gopaul rejects accusation that Jagdeo victimized NBS CEO

Nanda Gopaul

Labour Minister Dr Nanda Gopaul on Friday rejected charges by the former New Building Society (NBS) Chief Executive Officer Maurice Arjoon that his dismissal from the institution was instigated by former President Bharrat Jagdeo over the question of financing for the Berbice Bridge.

Arjoon and two managers had been dismissed from NBS in 2007 over a $69 million fraud at the institution and were subsequently charged