President of Colombia, Gustavo PetroOn Saturday, he apologised for the corruption scandal that has engulfed his government and said he would work to restore lost resources to the government agency responsible for combating natural disasters.

The scandal is over alleged diversion of millionaires’ resources The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) has so far assigned Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla; former Interior Minister Luis Fernando Velasco; other government officials and several members of Congress.

Corruption allegations have led to the resignation of former UNGRD Director Olmedo Lopez and former Deputy Director Sneijder Pinilla, accused of illegally purchasing 46.8 billion pesos worth of tanker trucks for supply drinking water to the desert population department of La Guajira.

«I have to apologize“Peter said in his opening speech at the sessions of Congress, in which he took political responsibility for the appointment of Lopez.

“I ask you, as representatives of the people and the nation, to forgive me for what happened, which cannot be repeated,” he added.

Lopez and Pinilla assured prosecutors that the millions in resources of the organization they controlled They gave themselves to the congressmen support of government projects in the legislative body.

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Pinilla’s complaints, backed up by alleged WhatsApp conversations, This week they accused the finance minister whom he accused of carrying out three contracts worth 92 billion pesos that were apparently intended to benefit six members of Congress so that they would approve an expansion of the public debt quota.

The complaints, in the midst of a corruption scandal, threaten to further complicate the implementation of social and economic reforms being carried out by Peter’s government in Congress, resulting in The president does not have a solid or significant majority..

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Petro announced that it would introduce bills to Congress to accelerate the implementation of the peace agreement The agreement was signed with former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels in 2016, including agrarian reform and forced investment in industry, housing and tourism.

The leftist president also said he would introduce health care reform that Congress has delayed and proposed an agreement with all political forces agree on reforms that benefit the poorest sections of the population and quickly approve them. (RTS)