Office of the Contractor General probing St Andrew NW roadworks

Contractor general Dirk Harrison says his office is probing allegations about the use of money from the Equalisation Fund to repair three roads in St Andrew North Western where a by-election will be held on March 5.

The claim was made recently by Minority Leader in the Kingston & St Andrew Municipal Corporation, who said $21 million was being used to carry out the repairs.

Harrison says there has been no formal complaint to the Office of the Contractor General.

However, he says he has heard the complaints in the media that there might be a connection between the impending election and the roadworks.

The Jamaica Labour Party’s Dr Nigel Clarke will go up against the People’s National party’s Keisha Hayle to replace Derrick Smith.

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