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United Progressive Party (UPP) Leader Harold Lovell said he has heard tales of corruption, bobol and teefing [stealing] at the National Housing Development and Urban Renewal Company Ltd.<\/p>

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He said some people in top positions were forced to leave because \u201call of the bad things you can imagine\u201d were happening there.<\/p>\n

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“They formed the National Housing and Urban Development Company then they became the direct employers for everybody and they were able to beat down people so that they paid the workmen tradesman less than the market rate and still charging the homeowners want the houses ended up being worth.<\/p>\n

“And so it was a complete waste of money if you listen to the tales of the corruption the bobol the tiefing all the bad things that you can imagine.<\/p>\n

“So some of the top people they left and i’m not going to say too much, I just want to say, to ask those people who were involved in National Housing ask them why they left National Housing.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The UPP Leader said since 2014, no audited financial statement for National Housing has been presented.<\/p>

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