CPSTL Chairman Wasting Money
De Soyza bought a Montero with state money
By Nirmala Kannangara
Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal (CPSTL) employees are up in arms against its Chairman (Rtd) Maj. Gen. M. R. W. De Soyza’s wasteful expenses, CPSTL sources told The Sunday Leader.
Since assuming duties four months ago De Soyza has spent Rs. 7 million to refurbish his office, while another Rs. 17.4 million has been spent to purchase a super-luxury Montero for his personal use, according to the sources.
According to the sources the wasteful expenditure has been brought to the notice of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Minister A.H.M. Fowzie and to the Ministry Secretary, but nothing has been done to prevent De Soyza from spending company funds unnecessarily.
“What is the reason for the Ministry to be silent on these extravagant expenses?” asked the source. “Was it because he is a close associate of the Defence Secretary? Although the former Chairman CPSTL W.B. Ganegala got his office refurbished a few months before De Soyza was appointed to the post, he still went for a massive refurbishment drive, demolishing the spacious board room and the Chairman’s office unnecessarily.”
According to sources, De Soyza has converted Chairman’s office into a ‘Chairman’s Secretariat’ while absorbing more than 30 employees into his personal staff.
“Although we had differences with the former CPSTL Chairmen Asantha de Mel and W.B. Ganegala they still managed to discharge an honourable duty by the institution,” the source said. “They were also able to maintain a good administration, whereas the present Chairman has allowed his personal staff to ruin the institution.”
The sources further said that for the first time De Soyza has been given police protection and a backup vehicle.
“It is the CPSTL that has to bear all these expenses, and we do not know why he has gotten police protection with body guards,” the source said. “Although overtime has been curtailed for the CPSTL employees, the Chairman’s personal office staff, including his two drivers, have been allowed to claim overtime for over 150 hours a month without any difficulty.”
This fellow must be a relative or close friend of MR. Wake up Sri Lankan voters and kick this cursed and corrupt regime out of power next month.
The cursed MR brothers are evil and should be kicked out next month.
So “whats new” with Sri lankan Politics?? At least this regime eradicated those pests, and took a huge burden off the country’s shoulders. No other regime made an honest attempt to do so, nor would any other regime had ever succeeded. They would have all bowed down to Biased Western Pressures.
DON’T BE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO IMAGINE THAT REPLACING ONE PEST WITH ANOTHER IS A BETTER OPTION !
KICK THEM OUT BEFORE WE ARE ALL MADE PEASANTS TO WORK ON THEIR LANDS ALL OVER SRI LANKA. THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO WASTE THE HARD EARNED MONEY OF POOR SRI LANKANS.
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