Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton yesterday waded into the government for what he believes is an attempt to absolve itself from its responsibilities in the ExxonMobil audit sums reduction from US$214 million to US$3 million, saying they have instead thrown a public servant “under the bus.”
“It is evident to all who want to think, that Mr (Gopnauth) Gossai who I don’t know, don’t know his political allegiance or don’t care either [did this]…what I do know is that the government is throwing him under the bus to protect the political directorate that has responsibility to ensure a proper that audit is done,” Norton yesterday told a press conference.
“This is dealing with what we will get as profits. That surely cannot be left to a public servant. It has to be the responsibility of the political government. The public servants give technical and other support. So to blame Mr. Gossai really and truly is throwing him under the bus,” he stressed.