STATEMENT BY the Party Leader, Mr. Aubrey Norton on Serious Allegations of Corruption against Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo.
As expected, what appears to be credible allegations of corruption against Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo (Su-gate) were publicly exposed, he has tried to distract the Guyanese people by throwing sand in their eyes. He has attacked opposition MPs and suggested that there is a US government conspiracy to undermine China’s influence in Guyana, rather than being truthful and come clean. No doubt, VP Jagdeo will use the occasion of the International Energy Conference and Expo (scheduled to run from next Tuesday to Friday) to hobnob with world leaders, diplomats and other VIPS in a grand show of pretense that all is normal in Guyana.
ALL IS NOT NORMAL! The Guyanese people know the facts. They remain deeply troubled by these allegations against the VP. The fact that VP Jagdeo has historically been associated with allegations of high levels of corruption in previous PPP Governments does not help his cause. The people’s trust in the integrity of Bharrat Jagdeo which was always in question and continues to hang by a thread — be unsalvageable should these allegations prove to contain even a modicum of truth. In such circumstances — and given the many temptations presented by his reach and power in the government — a call for his removal is in order.
Our Party has already called on the police to investigate this matter. We repeat that call here. We challenge the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to investigate Bharrat Jagdeo. Such action will allow the GPF to overcome the perception and reality that efforts by law enforcement mostly target the poor and the powerless. At minimum, Mr. Su should be thoroughly questioned.
Guyanese are fully aware that these allegations of high corruption come at a time when large (and half-baked) infrastructure projects are being hatched as the PPP pillages the oil fund with plans to do likewise in the coming years. The PNCR recommits itself to holding the PPP accountable.
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