Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector, Jonathan Attard, was notified by the Chairman of the Board of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) that he had received the resignation letter of Mr. Jesmond Muscat from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
Acknowledging Mr. Muscat’s contributions in enhancing regulatory compliance, modernizing the authority’s infrastructure, and implementing sector-wide reforms, Minister Attard accepted his resignation.
The Ministry anticipates the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer to further fortify the Authority and continue advancing reforms in accordance with the Government’s electoral agenda and the recommendations of the public inquiry.
The Nationalist Party addressed the resignation, saying that the ‘ministers continue to shirk responsibility and blame everyone else they appoint.’
‘Three days after another tragedy related to the construction sector, where the authorities admitted they were not doing their job to enforce the laws, news emerges of the resignation of the BCA Chairperson.’
‘Once again, we see Robert Abela’s government washing their hands of all responsibility for what happened.
He is politically responsible for the tragedies happening without doing anything to carry out reforms in the construction sector.’
‘Clearly, from the report issued by the Public Inquiry into the death of Jean Paul Sofia, Robert Abela did absolutely nothing except consult with himself, thinking how to increase costs and waste time and continuing to play ‘musical chairs’ without making the much-needed reforms for the sector, for the workers and for residents affected by construction projects.’
‘The Nationalist Party insists, as it already did in a motion tabled in Parliament which unfortunately the Labour Party voted against, that the Government should present a monthly report to Parliament on the implementation of the Public Inquiry report to ensure that necessary reforms are being made for the country.’
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