Labour’s former electoral manifesto secretary Aaron Farrugia has denied the Government directly appointed him as CEO at Malta Freeport Terminals Ltd as a compromise for not contesting the MEP elections.
Dr Farrugia said the two issues are not related and whoever was making such claims was lying.
“My new job had nothing to do with my intention to contest the MEP elections,” he told Times of Malta yesterday.
“It’s true that I was planning to contest the [MEP] election on the Labour ticket but then changed my mind due to changes in my family circumstances.”
Labour sources told this newspaper that Dr Farrugia was originally on the candidates’ list but it was altered at the last minute.
Dr Farrugia, 33, has occupied various positions within the party since he was young.
His position as Malta Freeport Terminals Ltd CEO has not yet been officially announced, even though he said he had already assumed the new role.
“My academic curriculum is not bad,” he said, when asked about his experience in the transhipment business.
He said he felt his degrees in finance, European studies and law made him fit for the post.
“I am 33 years old and don’t think I am too young for this position, as some...
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