The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Friday said that it is sickened by the remarks of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday to describe its Chairperson, Cathy Hughes, a woman, wife, public personality and elected official.
At a press conference on Thursday, Jagdeo said Hughes was a “lowlife” for an attack she launched on him in relation to the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy.
The AFC said that the “vile comments that continue to spew from the forked tongue of Jagdeo continue; even as his government claims to be reaching out and encouraging unity, solidarity and cooperation in the face (of) the threats coming from our Western neighbour.
“The obvious question is how can the government be taken as being sincere and serious in one breath, while a senior official, such as Jagdeo, takes delight to denigrate senior officials of other stakeholders with nasty and misogynistic comments, in another breath?”
It added: “ We condemn Jagdeo, we demand an apology, and we question the sincerity of the PPP/C administration in its expressions and entreaties for all Guyanese to work together. It cannot be overemphasized that the foundation for cooperation and collaboration is respect. It is clear that Jagdeo has no respect for anyone, and has a low regard for women”.
