Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo says he plans to complain to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) over alleged breaches of the procurement laws by government, which he blames for the sloth in implementation of the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP).
“If you go to the Ministry of Public [Infrastructure] and the government on the whole, you will see the dismal failure in effecting the [PSIP]. So much so, that the IDB today is saying that they want to help them set up some delivery units. But the IDB needs to know that the lack of delivery on the contract is not because they are not aware of the procedures, it is because of the corruption. So, I hope the IDB doesn’t get entangled in this farce,” Jagdeo told a press conference last Thursday.
