Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says the revelations of the Opposition Leader, about the negotiations between the government and Patriotic Energies could have undermined the process.

Dr. Rowley has described as a disgrace and a desperate attempt at a distraction, Kamla Persad Bissessar’s claims of plans to sell the assets of Paria Fuel Trading Company.

Dr. Keith Rowley says Mrs. Kamla Persad Bissessar was in hot water for a plagiarized congratulatory letter to the US President Elect and she needed to turn the public’s attention elsewhere.

The UNC leader also claimed Patriotic needs 1 billion US dollars for the purchase and restart of the refinery and it has reached out to a commercial bank and the company called Trafigura.

She described Trafigura as a troubled company.

But according to the Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader has her information wrong.

He says Mrs. Persad Bissessar is up to mischief and sought to clarify the government’s relationship to the foreign entity.

Addressing a media conference yesterday Dr. Rowley said the opposition is trying to sabotage the deal.

He said they vowed to stop it if they won the election and now they are seeing that promise through.