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Opposition spokesman on works, Mikael Phillips, is accusing Prime Minister Andrew Holness of deflecting blame onto the People’s National Party, PNP, for his administration’s shortcomings.
Mr. Phillips was responding to statements made by Holness in Parliament on Tuesday regarding the condition of Jamaica’s road network.
The prime minister argued that the deterioration of the country’s roads began long before his administration took office.
He pointed out that many of the same politicians now criticising the state of the infrastructure had failed to make significant improvements during their own time in office.
Holness said the SPARK Programme, aimed at rehabilitating hundreds of community roads, is scheduled to begin in December of this year.
However, Phillips contends that what is needed is not just another programme but a comprehensive national plan for the maintenance of the country’s drainage systems and road network.
Mikael Phillips, opposition spokesman on works. He was speaking during Nationwide at Five on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a member of the Jamaica Labour Party’s, JLP, Communication Task Force, Marlon Morgan is defending the government, stating that the Holness administration is in a stronger position to effectively and sustainably repair the nation’s roads.
He adds that decades of neglect under the PNP have contributed to the current issues.
Mr. Morgan says Jamaicans should consider who is better equipped to implement lasting solutions.
Marlon Morgan, a member of the JLP’s Communication Task Force.
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