New York mayor says resignation of senior officials in government is normal
New York, October 8 (EFE).- The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, downplayed this Tuesday the importance of the resignations of senior officials facing his administration, amid the federal investigation against them, by ensuring that they are some General in government.
“People come and go in government,” he indicated during his Tuesday meeting with the press, in which he has emerged only in the last two weeks since the allegations were made, when he usually meets with deputy mayors, advisers and He was seen surrounded by the heads of agencies.
Adams said that ten out of 300,000 public employees have resigned so far, adding that “some people leave because they want to do something else with their lives,” adding that “there’s nothing wrong” with that. That they are not the “right” people to whom they attributed the “combination” of resignations and dismissals.
Sheena Wright, first deputy mayor and the mayor’s right-hand woman, was the last to resign this Tuesday, with her husband, Education Commissioner David Banks, also resigning; Others, including his brother-in-law Philip Banks, the mayor’s deputy for public safety, and Police Chief Edward Caban are facing federal investigation.
Adams on Tuesday appointed Wright’s replacement and assured that he plans to replace many of the people who have left his government.
Local media revealed that two community relations staffers resigned on Monday, one of whom was arrested this Tuesday, and a third staffer, the head of protocol in the international relations office, who was allegedly linked to the Adams investigation. Was connected, was removed.
Adams has maintained a firm stance that he will not resign, despite being accused of bribery, wire fraud and soliciting and accepting donations from foreigners for his mayoral campaign, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
He insisted that he would fulfill his mandate and run for re-election, although he is in the midst of a judicial process that has just begun and the prosecutor’s office anticipates more charges against him.
“I’m going to do my job and the people will decide who will be the next mayor,” he said.
When asked why he did not have a campaign team, website or fundraising if he was running for re-election, Adams said he did not want to “spend too much too early”.
He commented, “I have a great team and infrastructure, a great group of volunteers, great advisors,” but he doesn’t want to start right away because “the campaign is running out of resources.”
He acknowledged that it is “a tough time, but this is a tough city and I’m a tough mayor, and I’m going to live up to my responsibility to serve the people of the city and running for re-election will take care of that.” ” ,