DAYS BEFORE THURSDAY’S crucial no-confidence vote against president of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), Akanni McDowall, accusations are flying.
This time his “right-hand man” is strongly refuting suggestions that she presided over any meeting where wrongdoing took place.
For a period around May 5, first vice-president Joy-Ann Inniss acted as president while McDowall was overseas and there were claims that correspondence went out around that time that jeopardised the medical scheme for the union.
Investigations by the DAILY NATION yesterday turned up several documents, including letters and emails sent by Inniss to acting general secretary Delcia Burke insisting that any wrongdoing came before she was in charge for eight days from April 29. (AC)
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