The Government of Guyana has expended a total of $56,270,055 from its treasury to finance overseas travel for President Irfaan Ali and Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo.
This information was presented during the 69th sitting of the National Assembly on Monday in response to questions posed by the parliamentary opposition, regarding the number of countries visited by the President and Vice President and the costs associated with these trips.
“Can the Honourable Gail Teixeira, MP, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, inform the National Assembly of the countries visited by His Excellency, the President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali from August 2, 2020 to May 17, 2023, and the costs associated with each visit? and can the Hon. Gail Teixeira, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, inform the National Assembly of the countries visited by Vice-President, Honourable Bharrat Jagdeo, MP, from August 2, 2020, to May 17, 2023, and the costs associated with each visit?”, were the questions posed by the Opposition