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And Espat was also absent from Dr Martinez's swearing in on Tuesday. But while the media was there, as we told you, we were locked out of the GG's residence and forced to wait outside the gate.
But today the DPM apologized to the media, and to the public. He explained that it wasn't the government's decision and that they will make an effort to adjust the protocols.
Cordel Hyde, Minister of Natural Resources
"That's unfortunate and you must know that that's not a decision the government made, that's not a decision that the ministers or the prime minister made, to not have access to a big swearing in like that for a very important constituency, and very important for grassroots people. I think going forward we'll have to make sure that something like that never happens again because you're an important of this democracy, an important part of the government and so you have to have the access, you have to have that front seat access so you can transmit to the rest of the country. so that's really unfortunate and I would like to apologize on behalf of the government to the media and the rest of this country who missed that opportunity."
