New Chair of Public Accounts Committee to be elected Friday

The members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament have been invited to a meeting on Friday to select a new chair following the removal of David Patterson from the post.

Speaker Manzoor Nadir has reached out to the members of the Committee to convene a meeting for the election of a new chair.

“It will happen at the end of this week,” Nadir told Stabroek News when contacted about the date of the meeting.

This newspaper has been able to confirm that the meeting is scheduled for 1:30 pm on Friday.