The senator for the district of Ponce, Ramoncito Ruiz Neus, spoke on the situation of the Department of Education, specifically the appointment of Jesus Gonzalez Cruz as interim secretary of education, who did not pass the crucible of the Senate in yesterday, Tuesday.
“Simply the letter of introduction of the lawyer González is unfortunate. The Senate concluded that González Cruz does not fulfill the requirements for the position. My position is that the governor Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia does not have to insist on leaving it in the place while appointing a secretary in property. It has no qualifications, “added the senator, who has worked in depth on the case of schools in the southern area, especially structures affected by earthquakes.
“We are talking about González occupying a position in the Department of Correction. During the incumbent of Carlos Molina, with unfortunate results, the whole country knows this. Then he was deputy mayor of Arecibo, with even worse results. We can not have another Julia Keleher in position “. Ruiz Neus mentioned in his turn yesterday that the Department of Education has a multimillion-dollar budget in federal funds and with a great responsibility with the 200,000 students. “This great responsibility also lies with teachers and non-teaching staff. My recommendation to Governor Pierluisi is to make sure you nominate a person whose cover letter is irreproachable. Whose name, he must meet the highest values of integrity honesty and commitment, ”he added.
Upon learning yesterday that the Senate had defeated the nomination out loud, the Governor asked Gonzalez to remain in charge of the Department “temporarily until he names the secretary in office. and the Senate gives him his consent, “said Pierluisi, who did not specify how long it would take to make such an appointment.
“Maybe this will end up in the courts. Maybe we have extra time, indefinitely, without a secretary of the Department of Education. The worst thing would be to appoint and confirm a person who does not have the qualifications. And in this serious responsibility, to part of being the senator for all the municipalities that make up the Ponce district, I must also be a senator for the children of the rest of Puerto Rico, “Ruiz Neus concluded.