Deputy Government Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has attributed some appointees’ failure to meet the asset declaration deadline to reasons such as being out of the country and heavy workloads.
Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Monday, May 5, she explained that while some appointees may have been outside the jurisdiction before the deadline, others may have simply forgotten due to their demanding schedules.
However, she stressed that these reasons do not excuse the failure to comply.
“They didn’t do well, and so today they are faced with the consequence of their actions. There are those who have explained that they were out of the jurisdiction before the deadline, which also presupposes that if you had to travel, you ought to have done it early,” she said.
“A lot of them also just drive straight into deep work, so some even thought they may have done it, and they had forgotten or something of the sort, but a few of these that missed the deadline had a lot on their plate.”
Shamima added that with sanctions now looming, the appointees are expected to take the matter more seriously and act swiftly.
“There is no excuse really, and so I hope that the forfeiture of their three months’ salary will ginger them into the future to not take anything for granted at all,” she concluded.
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