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Cabinet Thunderclap! Sapnah Suspended
posted (August 28, 2018)
Tonight, there is big news coming out of Cabinet. At its meeting today, Cabinet members reportedly decided to place President of NICH, Sapnah Budrani on leave pending an external audit.

Basically it is a suspension, and this would seem to be a major putdown for the Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber - who has publicly vouched for her integrity and fitness for the office. Last week he took it further when he said, quote, "whatever it is they accuse Ms. Budrani of they really should be accusing me of." End quote.

Well, the accusation seems to be of financial impropriety - which is a charge advanced by the Prime Minister's son, Music Ambassador Shyne Barrow. And it seems that is what is carrying the momentum in Cabinet - and it all comes against Deputy Faber - whose power ranking seems to have taken a hit with a move like this against someone he recruited and publicly protected.

We understand that there is an ongoing internal audit. We'll have more on this tomorrow.

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