The mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot, responded yesterday via a press release, to the Minister of Education, Augusto Espinosa, “That the Minister gives permission to his subordinates, the mayor of Guayaquil is not,” in reference to last Friday, when the Minister warned that if the council wants to enter and invest in an educational prosecution establishment it must ask permission.
Nebot also said that he will provide resources as requested by the Ministry for municipalities to intervene in school infrastructure.
In addition, he denied that he was shifting the educational subject for his campaign and wanted to turn it into his “political flag“, as it was stated by Minister Espinosa.
The mayor said his administration has made huge and varied contributions to the education of children and youth in Guayaquil, for eight years and that makes politicking on that issue for eight days is the minister.
