Vishnu Panday, the point person for the government’s resuscitation plan for the Skeldon sugar estate, says he resigned as he was unable to work with GuySuCo’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sasenarine Singh and that they share opposing views on the way forward.
Panday was handpicked in September last year as point person/general manager by President Irfaan Ali along with a small team to create an action plan for the shuttered Skeldon Estate. Reopening the estate was a key election promise by the PPP/C.
However, with different views of the industry, Panday told Stabroek News on Friday that he could not continue to work to fulfill the President’s vision under the leadership of Singh. He deemed Singh as a “misfit in the corporation” and opined that Singh “does not possess the …ability to manage a dynamic industry.” Singh declined to comment on Panday’s statements when contacted by Stabroek News on Friday.
