LD555 (yes ironically 555) was sold to the MNA for Inner
Islands in 2003 for peanuts from L`Union Estate company Ltd; a government owned
parastatal.
In 2010 whilst owning LD555 the MNA for Inner Islands managed
to purchase a luxury condominium on Mahe at Chateau Vallon in English River
from the Housing Finance Company Ltd(HFC); also a government owned financial
body. These apartments were supposed to be allocated to returning graduates. It is important to note that this went
against the well published government land allocation policy and this transfer
of the luxury condominium was signed by Charles Bastienne.
In 2014 the Inner Island MNA sold LD555 for SR1.1million
thus making a cool SR1 million plus profit. She laughed all the way to the bank
on the back of L`Union Estate. Now we know why she indicated in her
intervention on the 7th of June that L`Union Estate is very effective; she
benefitted from it! She has a million reasons why it is effective. Corruption
is defined as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”. This situation was
revealed in the National Assembly’s` 3 week record-breaking motion on La Digue
brought by the Leader of the opposition.
Sophola had stated in her election campaign that “I will
ensure that La Digue gets a new school and hospital, both with modern
facilities” however she recently flip flopped on these promises claiming it is
not a priority as modern facilities doesn’t help in the care of patients.
Sophola is from a diehard SPUP family, claiming even as far back as 1983 she
was Executive member in the district.
Abuse of government land must be no longer tolerated and it
is time for the people of La Digue to ask her to resign; manrten!
AP
