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PM Says Hon. Espat’s Walkout Was Wrong
posted (August 18, 2017)
That's heavy stuff, and the PM was not so outspoken - but he did lament the irregularities which have been raised in the audit:...

Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow- Prime Minister
"There are things in the report that clearly are worrying, things in the report that are worrying, with respect to things that happened not just under our administration, it went beyond that, certainly, under education. But any report from the auditor general deserves to be ventilated and must be ventilated and there are clear provisions in our laws and in the standing orders for that to be done. First of all, I am obliged to lay it on the table once it comes to me. Once that is done, it is obligatory for me to go to the public accounts committee. The public accounts committee, the chairman has already singled, will be meeting shortly, and will go through the report in a way that will see the public being able to follow along and to be educated as to what is exactly on the report and as to any possible explanations there might be. That is how it should be and that's how it is. I find it really distressing, really regrettable that because in accordance with the standing orders, the member for Cayo South was not able to debate it or ventilate it today, he should walk out in a huff. It's really time we get beyond that."

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