Saying that the ministry was in trouble, he said under the Manning administration the National Security Council met once a week. "National Security has become a disaster area in T&T," he said.He also criticised Persad-Bissessar saying she "put the cart before the horse" in the $7 billion highway from San Fernando to Point Fortin project.He said the Government had turned the sod but the PNM regime had done all the work. He added that the Persad-Bissessar led government was yet to award the contract or to say where they were getting funding for the project.