Ministers call EAC Board to explain themselves

MEMBERS of the Electricity Authority Board (EAC) have been given until the end of the month to state their positions on the controversial land deal they clinched with the Limassol Bishopric.

Commerce Minister Nicos Rolandis was yesterday expected to ask the cabinet to dismiss the EAC board for negligence for failing to carry out the proper procedure in relation to land evaluations.

The Minister claims this led to the EAC being overcharged by hundreds of thousands of pounds in the £1.4 million deal, which has since been scrapped.

The Church has agreed to return the cash, but the EAC board insists it acted correctly.

Yesterday, the cabinet failed to reach an agreement on the fate of the board but letters have been sent to each member asking them to state their positions by September 30.

Speaking before the cabinet meeting Rolandis said: “I have clarified my position. Of course the Council of Ministers will have to decide on the matter.”

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