THE long wait at the Immigration Department at Piarco International Airport on Wednesday is another graphic example of the incompetence and hopelessness of the government.
This is according to Opposition MP Dr Roodal Moonilal. He said, “The long wait to be processed upon arrival in the country is a further instance of a clueless government, which is presiding over a crumbling society.”
Dr Moonilal on Thursday issued a statement on the lack of immigration officers who in protest against the Ministry of National Security have withheld duties.
The officers are protesting against working overtime without being paid.
Dr Moonilal said especially during the July/August vacation and with borders re-opened, other administrations were creating enabling environments at ports of entry, but the government led by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was doing the opposite.
He said, “Apart from creating frustration for travellers, the lengthy lines at the airport could have posed a security risk, which the inept PNM government is clearly incapable of handling. In addition, Wednesday’s crisis again exposed the lack of intelligence gathering by law enforcement agencies and is another critical indictment against the bumbling Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds.”
The MP once again called on Hinds to be fired.
