This is the ninth entry in a series on the current state of civil society in Guyana
Civil society activist Yog Mahadeo says the 2016 oil agreement between the government and ExxonMobil is like the proverbial knee on the necks of Guyanese and the group he is part of has the right to advocate on matters of public interest in line with Article 13 of the Constitution.
In an interview with the Sunday Stabroek, Mahadeo said that since its formation last year, Article 13 has addressed a broad range of subjects including the need for the appointment of the procurement commission and other constitutional bodies, the absence of confirmed appointees at the top of the judiciary and the need to renegotiate the controversial 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).