A week after Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon publicly blamed bureaucracy for an 18-month delay in approving a fence for Naggo Head Primary, Opposition senators fired back on Friday, accusing her of leaving out key details, including a dispute over the ownership of the land earmarked for the project.

However, the minister maintained that she had documented evidence showing repeated unanswered appeals to the municipality and insisted she had “never spoken out of turn” on the matter.

The clash unfolded in the Senate during debate on the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) Bill, where the Naggo Head Primary issue resurfaced as senators sparred over whether the proposed legislation would hand sweeping powers to the Government under the guise of cutting bureaucracy.