Due to ongoing repair works at the Ministry of The Presidency (MoTP), Cabinet meetings have now been relocated to Officers Mess at Camp Ayanganna.

A release from the Department of Public Information revealed that urgent repair works commenced in some sections of the main buildings of the MoTP complex and have resulted in some rooms, including Cabinet Room being temporarily unavailable for use.

It was noted that a thorough and extensive search was conducted for a suitable space to temporarily host Cabinet Meetings.

“The main requirements for a temporary alternative venue relate to privacy and confidentiality, security, document preparation and reproduction, size, cost, accessibility, parking and minimal disruption to traffic and regular business,” the release stated.

It was further noted that after consideration of a number of options it was found that the vast majority of these venues did not meet several or some of the most important requirements or were unavailable for the times required.

“The only venue which met the requirements was the Officers Mess at Camp Ayanganna. This venue is being temporarily used for Cabinet Meetings until repair works at the Ministry of the Presidency are complete. There is no additional cost to the state for use of the Officers Mess,” the release concluded.