Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday met with members of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) to discuss this year’s national budget.
The discussions took place at the Ministry of Finance, where the PPP’s General Secretary Clement Rohee and former ministers Juan Edghill, Pauline Sukhai and Robeson Benn were in attendance, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. Former president Bharrat Jagdeo, who is expected to lead the PPP/C as opposition leader during the current Parliament, was not among those in attendance at the meeting.
Following its defeat at the May 11th polls, the PPP has refused to take up its seats in the new Parliament. It, however, recently identified its