MNA Simon Gill is accused of trying to intimidate a government insitution, the Industrial Estates Authority, and force his way onto a plot of state land even without the approval of the Authority.
Mr. Gill is said to have been furious after the Authority refused to give him the plot at Perseverance for his business. Answering his request, the agency told him that the plot had already been allocated to another entrepreneur with due process and that that he would have to submit a tender application like everyone else to be considered for another plot.
Dissatisfied with this decision of the IEA Board, Mr. Gill said he would move his equipment and containers onto the site anyway and that he would inform the Vice-President of what he claims to be a malicious, political, vindictive and disrespectful action.
Mr. Gill had been offered the plot in 2016 but had failed to pay the premium and had informed the agency in 3 years to express any interest in the plot. The decision of the Board reveals that as far as they are concerned, his claim to the plot had lapsed and was not relevant.
Source: Seychelles Weekly
