Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, accepts that the government should have been more forthcoming and proactive with providing information regarding the emoluments for the chief executive officer of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority, NaRRA, Retired Major General Antony Anderson.

Morgan was a guest on Nationwide News‘ The Week That Was on Sunday with Sayeed Bernard.

He also slammed the Opposition for attempting to use the moment to score political points.

Chevon Campbell, tells us more.

Retired Major General Antony Anderson, is to receive upwards of $40 million to head the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority, NaRRA.

In addition to his basic annual salary, he’ll receive a motor vehicle and a performance-based gratuity of 25 per cent.

The significant sum has raised concerns in the public domain, with many saying it’s exorbitant in light of the fact that many Jamaicans impacted by Hurricane Melissa are still without homes and other critical infrastructure remains in disrepair. 

Parliamentary Secretary, Marlon Morgan, says the Holness Administration is sensitive to those issues.

NaRRA was established to lead and coordinate the post-Melissa rebuilding.

Morgan points out that the CEO’s pay package was not plucked out of a hat but was benchmarked against international standards with assistance from the country’s multilateral partners.

While recognising the legitimate concerns held by many Jamaicans, Morgan says there are those in the political directorate attempting to use the issue to destroy NaRRA in its infancy.