The findings of the public consultations on state-owned CNMG are being studied by the Terrence Farrell team which is examining state enterprises, Communications Minister Maxie Cuffie said yesterday.
He said Cabinet, which had sent the findings to the team, is awaiting an opinion on it. The consultations had been held last year to gauge views on CNMG in a bid to plan for its future.
Cuffie said he had not yet received the resignation of outgoing CNMG-GISL chairman Helen Drayton who resigned recently but added that she had worked very hard and delivered on time on the commitment to do a plan for CNMG.
“...And she did her job well and ensured we had a proposal to go forward with and it was time to move on. We will always be indebted to her and I wish to thank her for her work,” he said.
Cuffie disagreed with the perception that Drayton’s sudden resignation only five months after being appointed sent negative signals regarding service on PNM state boards. He said when Drayton was appointed and neither GIS or CNMG had had CEOs and she therefore had an extended portfolio.
“And she had other commitments, so one can understand her decision.”
Drayton would only say briefly yesterday that since she handed in the proposals for the companies, she felt a thorough job had been done and a lot had been done to bring CNMG into a more steady state and she was moving on. She said it wasn’t that she was frustrated with the position or mandate. —Gail Alexander