Top TUC official condemns old ministers' action

Deputy Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Mr J.N.Y. Atopley on Monday accused ministers of the past government of failing to live by their slogan of probity and accountability by accepting to take away their official cars at "such. cheap prices".

Reacting to the decision to allocate to them official cars they were using while in office at such give-away prices, Mr Atopley said they should have considered the economic situation of the country.

In an interview with the GNA, he said the TUC is yet to take a position on the issue, adding that the leadership will be meeting soon to deliberate on it.

He said: "These people came to scrap the end of service benefits for workers, yet they are justifying their action in taking away cars in the name of their own end of service benefits."

These vehicles, Mr Atopley said, should have been properly valued before being handed over to the ex-ministers.