Accusing them of selective advocacy and trying to derail progress, President Irfaan Ali and members of his Cabinet have blasted civil society groups which have called for greater government accountability and transparency.
On Wednesday, the Community-Based Rehabilitation, East Coast Development Committees, Guyana Human Rights Association, Guyana Organization of Indigenous Peoples, Guyana Society for the Blind, Guyana Workers Union, Policy Forum Guyana Inc, Red Thread, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc, and Ursuline Sisters in Guyana endorsed a statement questioning the pace of the government and raising issues about accountability, particularly in the extractive sector.
Initially, the statement also listed the National Toshaos Council (NTC) as an endorsing body but later withdrew that.