By The Star Staff
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia defended the government transition process on Thursday by stating that the agencies have supplied the information required by law and that the work teams of the outgoing and incoming administrations have had full opportunity to exchange data and ask questions.
“I am very aware of what is reported in the media and I know that there have been criticisms regarding the performance of the incoming committee, as well as the outgoing committee,” the governor said of this week’s hearings. “I think that these criticisms, to a certain extent, are unnecessary.”
In response to questions from the press, Pierluisi noted that agency heads appear under oath, are obliged to answer the questions asked of them, and that the incoming committee has the responsibility to investigate and request recommendations. He stressed that the process has been carried out in accordance with the law, and that any additional information can be obtained with an appropriate formulation of questions by the incoming committee.
Regarding the criticisms about the lack of recommendations offered by the agencies, the governor insisted that those can be provided if the officials are asked directly.
“The responsibility of the person asking is key,” he said, emphasizing that if the agency heads are asked what the main problems they face are and what their suggestions are for solving them, they will undoubtedly provide answers.
Pierluisi added that despite the public observations and accusations, the transition process has flowed correctly and that the incoming government “is receiving a status report as it should be, of how the government is at this given moment.”
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