http://markanthonysammut.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-tent-at-mater-dei-signs-of-nepotism.html

Today’ version of “lanca gejja u ohra sejra” :
Tinda tiela u ohra niezla
Minn quddiem il-Mater Dei
Min jghid haga u min jghid ohra
Imma r-road map ma tghid xej’.

Gonzi kien izommok fil-kuriduri, dan jitfek barra fil-ksieh go kamp.

Taht Gonzi kellek il-medicini “out of stock” taht Joseph Muscat ghandek iktar medicini out of stock milli taht Gonzi.

It-Tinda: ‘Kapricc ta’ Farrugia’. Sa tinda wasal.

Il-weekend li gej camping il-Gnejna

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140112/local/tent-controversy-not-an-issue-of-resignation-health-minister.502312

Precisely. He should resign because he has been reduced to a dish-rag.

But instead, this is what he says:

“Dr Farrugia told The Sunday Times of Malta that he never consulted the Prime Minister on this issue “so I understand his reaction”. He said he did not consider the issue a resignation matter.”

““I was reacting as swiftly and proactively as possible, to a fast evolving situation, brought about by an impending surge in influenza afflicted patients that may require hospitalization,” Dr Farrugia said.

“In my haste to have a contingency plan to tide us over till the end of February I understand that I did not explain this temporary measure adequately to the general public or stakeholders.””

Oh, so does this mean that he doesn’t think that it was insensitive to put up tents at the hospital, and that he thinks that the prime minister has only misunderstood his proactive and positive actions?

Good morning, Mr. Saliba.

A well-mannered, politically professional Prime Minister should have summoned to his office the incumbent Minister for Health together with government’s special consultant and thereby requested both gentlemen to solve the tent situation in alignment with the Prime Minister’s own wish.

Nonetheless, the issue once again exhibits the miserable standards of health services administration in Malta.

There’s a limit to how much ridicule a person can endure and it is amply apparent that you have endured and are still enduring a lot, more than you deserve.

You are more than a decent person and you genuinely come across as really trying your hardest to solve problems but, if you want an honest opinion, you are too naive and too much of a novice in the cut-and-thrust world of Maltese politics.

You don’t have the facility for deceit which some of your peers in the cabinet have.

So, do yourself a big favour and get out of politics now. Go back to what you were happy doing before you were dragged into this mess. Yes, it’s not as glamourous but at least you’ll regain respect, dignity.

Weren’t Godfrey and Marlene one-time PN activists?