Taxpayer money used for PPP/C electioneering in US, Canada

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Prime Ministerial Candidate Elisabeth Harper and former President Bharrat Jagdeo at the fundraiser event in New York. (Photo taken from Elisabeth Harper’s Facebook page).
Prime Ministerial Candidate Elisabeth Harper and former President Bharrat Jagdeo at the fundraiser event in New York. (Photo taken from Elisabeth Harper’s Facebook page).

While admitting that Cabinet approved some $2.7M for a diaspora outreach programme that turned out to be a PPP/C electioneering activity in the US and Canada, the government yesterday dodged questions on why the monies were cleared.

“The issue of whether it is an appropriate expenditure might be entertained by the Auditor General, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and such bodies