OPPOSITION Leader Pennelope Beckles says the PNM will be putting questions to the government to explain its interest in the affairs of First Citizens bank.

Speaking with reporters after the funeral of former government minister Dr Lenny Saith, on August 28, Beckles said, "I can't say if it is a witch hunt but once you get political interference in a financial institution, you are going to have impact,"

She added, "As a fact, when you look at there were three indigenous banks that went through and then you had the formation of FCB, which obviously has been doing very well, we must ask ourselves, what is it that is going on with FCB that has this great interest of the government."