Local July 29, 2020 - 10:08 am

Agro sector agencies are being ‘assaulted’ in transition

Santo Domingo.- PRM party agriculture commission president Leonardo Faña, on Tue. warned that agro sector agencies are being “assaulted” in the transition, and asked president-elect, Luis Abinader, to urgently appoint a technical commission.

“The institutions of the agricultural sector are being assaulted by the current incumbents, I suggest to our president @luisabinader to urgently form a technical commission to work the transition and prevent these thefts,” he said on Twitter.

Faña is a candidate for an important post in the agro sector in Abinader’ cabinet.

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Abinader has already tapped La Vega free zone and agribusiness leader Limber Cruz, as Agriculture Minister.

Cruz is politically linked to former President Hipólito Mejía.

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