TheChamp
Honorary Master
Nah, nowhere does the Presidency claim he did not submit a request, a lack of response still does not give Whitfield permission to travel.Both sides are telling half the story if you ask me.
Should be easy enough for Whitfield to prove he did submit a request for approval, then it paints Squirrel into a corner since it was his departments lack of response that caused this issue, not Whitfields lack of request.
He could have indicated to his party that he did not get a response and the DA was supposed to take it up with the President through the communication channels.
The fact that Whitfield apologise for taking the trip without approval cooked his goose.