.png)
Governor is not looking for corruption hard enough- Hugh E. Darley
He was speaking in response to Governor Duncan’s recent comments that he had not found any corruption in the National Democratic Party (NDP) or their controversial project.
In an email to this news site on Saturday April 23, 2016, Darley said the Governor has arrived at an uninformed conclusion to say that he has seen no corruption in the project.
“He has not looked very hard if he came to that uninformed conclusion,”said Darley.
Gov Duncan should be concerned
According to Darley, Governor Duncan was never involved in any presentations or meetings while Darley was involved in the project. He said that he has never met Governor Duncan.
However, Darley is of the view that Governor Duncan should be concerned about what the allegations would mean for the UK when it comes to contingent liability.
“He only has to look to who has benefited from the construction over runs and should be concerned about UK contingent liability,” said Darley.
Darley said the evidence of corruption could be found if one chooses to see it.
“I understand several people involved have new houses? None of those guys had cash or borrowing capacity when we met them in 2011 so how do they now have new homes?” asked Darley.
It was in 2015 that Governor Duncan determined that a Commission of Inquiry was not necessary for the controversial Cruise Pier Development Project despite strong recommendation from the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Assembly and the Auditor General's Department.
These calls were made also by various members of civil society and the Parliamentary Opposition.
It was this and other incidents that have caused the general public in the Virgin Islands to lose confidence in Governor Duncan, who arrived in the territory in August 2014 for a three year term.
As a consequence of this loss of confidence, there have been strong calls from many quarters for the Governor to be recalled by the UK.
.png)
Follow Us On
19 Responses to “Governor is not looking for corruption hard enough- Hugh E. Darley”
Good for those who like to spill their guts every time they see a white man in a suit. Now he is airing their dirty laundry.