The government will ‘protect’ director of scandal-ridden aid program

The Government will ‘protect’ the director of Ifarhu, the economic assistance program, for needy students while the recent scandal over its management continues to generate reactions and disapproval from the public reports TVN.

Politicians and well-heeled people close to power brokers have received substantial grants from the institute created to assist needy students.

Political analyst José Eugenio Stoute indicated that these are important figures and he does not believe that there is an official who can allocate $190,000  without having the support of a person with a higher position.

“I think it’s a very serious situation,” he said.

The analyst does not believe in the defense made about the programs by Bernardo Meneses, director of the Institute for the Training and Use of Human Resources

Nor does he believe that he is willing to present his resignation and there are no agreements to dismiss him.

“There is not the slightest doubt that a real robbery has been committed here with public money,” he told Noticias AM.

He adds that a huge amount of public money was misused, giving it to people who do not require any help because many are either very wealthy or even rich.

“I am convinced that he will be protected (…) Everything indicates that they will not let him fall, they will support him, no matter what happens,” he insisted.

For Stoute, there is a clear cover-up, and the message is: “we are going to continue doing what we want, whoever dislikes it”.