SF minister should stand down during Nama enquiry, Nesbitt says
Stormont Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir denies links to Daithi McKay row
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said those seeking to link him to the controversy that forced the resignation of Daithi McKay, the former Sinn Féin chairman of the Assembly’s Finance committee, were indulging in “petty party politicking”. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA Wire
Stormont’s Finance Minister, Sinn Féin’s Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, should stand aside while an independent investigation takes place into the Nama controversy, Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt has said.
Mr Nesbitt made the call after the former Sinn Féin chairman of the Assembly’s Finance committee stepped aside last week over the alleged coaching of a witness who appeared before the committee and made claims about the sale of Nama’s Northern Ireland portfolio.