Lead Opposition spokesperson on economic issues Carl Greenidge says the fact that former President Bharrat Jagdeo signed into law the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Act 2009 shows how rapacious an administration he led and how contemptuous he is of the Guyanese people given income disparities.
The Parliament last week passed a Motion tabled by Greenidge seeking a revision of the President’s benefits and other facilities. Greenidge is also to bring a Bill to the National Assembly seeking to amend the Former Presidents