The political initiative Bien Común called for the resignation of Education Minister Andrés Navarro for spending millions on a media campaign to back his own aspirations to be the PLD presidential candidate for the 2020 general election. Bien Común, in a press conference, complained the Ministry of Education spends millions on propaganda when public schools show dramatic deficiencies in supplies and services administration.
Bien Común called for an audit of the Ministry of Education under the management of Navarro and his predecessor, Carlos Amarante, who is also carrying a PLD pre-candidate for the presidency.
“In this country we can not speak of an educational revolution when the most basic supplies are lacking in schools, the food supply constantly fails and numerous facilities show a clear deterioration. This country took to the streets to demand 4% for dignified and quality education, not to finance campaign expenses of Dominican Liberation Party politicians,” as explained in the Bien Común press release.
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El Caribe
13 February 2019
