Central Housing’s chief, Lelon Saul, fired

Aug 26, 2020 News

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Lelon Saul, was yesterday sent home with immediate effect.

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Kaieteur News understands that Saul received his letter of termination from the Ministry of Housing and Water, after he arrived at work yesterday morning.
The CEO‘s contract was terminated with a month‘s notice. The decision to remove Saul was an executive one- it was taken at the level of Cabinet, a source explained to this newspaper.
Saul is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and also worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He was appointed as CEO of the CH&PA in early 2017 by the previous Coalition government.
After receiving his letter of termination, Saul reportedly made a decision to leave the office since he was also due for leave.
In addition to Saul, Kaieteur News understands that several staffers of CH&PA’s procurement department have been sent home or sent to other departments.
With a new government in place under President Irfaan Ali, there have been refusals by a number of executives to resign.
Several persons, said to be political appointees, have been fired.