Transport Minister Chandresh Sharma says Independent Labour Party leader Jack Warner is using his political rallies to fool the country in an attempt to gain support for the upcoming Chaguanas West by-election.
However, he said the reality was that Warner was on the verge of losing his deposit made to the Election and Boundaries Commission. In an interview yesterday, Sharma separated himself from Warner's claims at a Friday night rally that a government minister had bought a house in Hamilton, Canada, and a BMW for his daughter to attend McMaster University.
Stating it was not him that Warner was speaking about, Sharma added: "My daughter does not own a BMW. What Mr Warner says in the media really has no value."In any event, I have not read what Mr Warner has said, but I own no house in Canada, my daughter does not drive in Canada, and she does not own a BMW."Sharma summed up Warner's claims as nothing more than lies, saying the former National Security Minister is known for making false statements.
"Jack Warner is known for saying inaccurate things and many people have found him to be very economical with the truth, it is not the first time."