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Letter to the Editor - Don’t claim political victimisation with a view to bypassing rules |27 May 2016

 

 

The Bel Ombre district authorities have taken note of the column in Le Seychellois Hebdo which raised the issue of the stationing of a food truck at Bel Ombre by Mrs Marie May Amade.

You have tried to give the impression that Mrs Amade is not being given permission to place her truck there for political reasons. It is regrettable that you have found it necessary to politicise this issue just because it concerns one of your supporters. You will note that the district authorities have on several occasions met Mrs Amade with a view to resolving the issues.

It should be noted that the area in question is used by a large number of people for many different purposes. There is also a forthcoming redevelopment of this site whereby the positioning of the food truck will pose a problem.

We informed Mrs Amade of this, but she is adamant to proceed in that location. The Ministry of Social Affairs, Community Development and Sports is even liaising with the transport department to find another more appropriate location for Mrs Amade to place her truck.

You should also note that Mrs Amade stationed her truck in that location without having first received her license. It would be disrespectful to all the other entrepreneurs who have properly sought their license to operate, to validate her request just because she has moved onto the site before having met the license requirements.

It would also be unfair to put on hold the projects for that area because of the insistence of one person. There are many food trucks operating around the country successfully without politics being involved. We should not try and claim political victimisation with a view to bypassing rules that should apply to all. I am also bringing this letter to the attention of the media in the spirit of transparency.

 

Melissa Simeon (Ms)

District Administrator Bel Ombre

 

 

 

 

 

 

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