PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – DAYS before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa, association Vice-President Jack Warner has been asked by the Trinidad & Tobago Opposition Leader to either give up his position in FIFA or his ministerial appointment over a perceived conflict of interest.
Following the May 24 general elections in Trinidad & Tobago, Warner was returned as the Parliamentary representative for Chaguanas West and was subsequently appointed as the Minister of Works and Transport by Prime Minister Kamla Persaud-Bissessar.
Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley stated late last week, however, that his first order of business in his newly appointed position would be to investigate a conflict of interest on Warner’s part by holding executive positions in both FIFA and the government.
Speaking at his appointment ceremony, Rowley said that Warner’s holding of both positions violated Trinidad & Tobago’s Integrity in Public Life legislation.
“One of the first things I would do is to write a letter to the Integrity Commission for an opinion as to whether in fact it is proper for a Minister of Government to hold office in any organisation, especially fee-paying office, outside of the Cabinet.
“I have some serious concerns about the propriety of a Minister of Government of Trinidad and Tobago holding executive authority in an organisation, local or foreign,” Rowley stated at the ceremony.
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