Jack Warner is alleging that million-dollar corruption is taking place within the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Sportt) and since this is taking place under his watch, Sport Minister Gary Hunt is accountable.
There, Warner displayed documents revealing big salaries, large increases and huge perks for Sportt personnel. He also alleged that in addition to an already sizeable compensation package, acting chief executive officer Anna Thompson had her salary raised by $9,000 per month.
Warner, the FIFA vice-president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation special adviser, claimed that no interviews were held for Thompsons' post, although she was the most junior of three deputy CEOs at the Sport Company.
Further, Warner charged that state funds in the sum of $125,472 have been expended to provide private security for Thompson and her family because of threats. He questioned whether Government provides such security for everyone who is subject to threats.
Warner also queried why Sportt wanted to move their offices at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, which are free of charge, to a newly-renovated site on Henry Street, Port of Spain, where they have to pay a massive monthly rental.
He said for the past few months he had been seeking unsuccessfully to raise such questions in Parliament.
"I call on the Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs to explain the expenditure of $2,747,433.60 on rentals by Sportt, with a monthly sum of $248,768.40 being paid faithfully every month for the rental (of the building on Henry Street) for the past seven months and without as much as a chair in the building," Warner declared.
"Tell the public if this is true. I await his answers."
Warner, the self-described "Shadow Minister of Sport" and Opposition Member of Parliament for Chaguanas West, had planned to confront Hunt with his evidence on Friday, Parliament's final sitting for the year, but Hunt was not present.
"It is bad enough that money in this country is badly spent," Warner said. "But it is worst when the money is spent and not accounted for.
"The Sport Company was not formed to give ham and jam to some officials, it was formed to help sportsmen."
Warner charged the Government, and Hunt in particular, of treating the country with contempt by not answering pertinent questions concerning the issue.
He even accused Sportt of helping the Football Players Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FPATT) to fight its legal battle with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF). He further described FPATT as an organisation which the TTFF does not recognise.
"FPATT was paid $99,990 in September this year. Is the Government now providing funds for unions? If this is the case, will Government also provide funds for OWTU, NUGFW, BGWU, PSA and all the others or do they have to go through the Equal Opportunities Act to secure funding. What is the purpose of the payment."