Governor of Orense who ordered to silence the inhabitant of Zaruma resigned; Government appoints Fulton Serrano as his replacement

In the midst of the complex situation that Zaruma is experiencing due to the undermining in an area of ​​the center, the Ministry of Government accepted the resignation of Francisco Vera as governor of the province of El Oro.

Vera’s departure occurs hours after he rebuked a Zaruma resident who demanded attention from the Government in the face of the emergency. The official ordered the citizen to be silenced when he complained about the delay in the government response.

“You shut up,” replied the governor after a complaint from a man who said it was too late to solve the problem. “So I have to be there before the problem occurs?” Said the now former governor.

Asked about the incident, Vera later explained that he and the Government were disrespected and therefore asked a gentleman “to be silent.” “We are not the cause of the problems that have occurred here, however, we are here to resolve these issues,” he said.

‘We heard a roar as if it were an explosion of dynamite,’ says a neighbor from the area of ​​the sinking in Zaruma

In her Twitter account, Vera indicated that “we all have the right to have an opinion, but never to disrespect.”

The General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency reported that after the statements made yesterday by Francisco Vera regarding the situation of the undermining in Zaruma, the Ministry of Government accepted his resignation.

Two houses destroyed, another at risk and three streets affected by the sinking in Zaruma, in El Oro. There are 300 people evacuated

The Ministry appointed economist Fulton Serrano Gallardo as the new governor of the province.

Two houses destroyed, another at risk and three streets affected is the result of the sinking in Zaruma. There are 300 people evacuated. (I)