Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member
of Parliament for Northland 24 MAY 2017
On the
Auditor-General: Stand Down Only Option
The case of
the Auditor-General is simple. He must stand down, says New
Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston
Peters.
“The Speaker and the PM have come out with
guns firing in support of Martin Matthews.
“It is
not the Speaker’s job, he is not authorised to say
anything on this matter.
“Mr English, as PM should
do his job and take responsibility as leader of this country
and stand Mr Matthews down.
“Now Mr Matthews has
requested a meeting with me – he told the media about it
before we had even seen the email. This smacks of the
Beehive’s involvement.
“There is too much
information that points to his failure as CEO at the
Ministry of Transport. He ignored the fraud by a senior
manager, and did nothing, acting only a few months out from
his departure,” says Mr Peters.
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