Opposition wants assurance of independence for participation in state boards -Jagdeo

The opposition will not submit nominees for membership on some state boards unless government assures that it will not be involved in their running, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday.

“We don’t want to rubberstamp any of those issues. Once there is a clear signal from the president that won’t be the case, then we might reconsider this position,” Jagdeo said when asked about the non-placement of persons from the opposition on state boards.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson last week bemoaned the fact that