UNC MP Roodal Moonilal says that the Government must say if it is going to the London courts to call for the $852 million arbitration award to OAS to be set aside and dismissed.
He made the comment while speaking at Sunday’s UNC media briefing about the arbitration award in which Government has to pay OAS $852 million due to termination of the contract on the Point Fortin Highway.
Moonilal insisted this deserved a Commission of Enquiry probe and called on the Police Commissioner to investigate the roles of Nidco’s Board and Minister Stuart Young in the issue.
He maintained that taxpayers were the losers in the issue, and claimed Government would have to pay more than the $852 million because of legal costs and professional fees and if OAS demanded its costs be paid.
Moonilal said the UNC when it assumes Government, in cases of monies like this, would ensure that if a court deemed there’s breach of any law in arriving at the termination decision, the people who must pay this are the company’s directors.
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