T&T urges PM to investigate Udecott

There are growing calls for the Patrick Manning administration to order a commission of inquiry into the embattled Urban Development Corporation (Udecott) of Trinidad and Tobago.



The main opposition party, the United National Congress, has declined the government\'s invitation to be a part of a joint select parliamentary committee to carry out an investigation into the operations of the company.



Udecott is a public body, which oversees many government construction projects and has a budget of around US$1.5 billion.



Winston Riley, President of the Joint Consultative Council for the Construction Industry, also backed calls for a commission of inquiry.



He told BBC Caribbean that the limited remit of the parliament select committee would not be enough to find answers to the serious allegations being made against Udecott.