Former leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and current Member of Parliament Khemraj Ramjattan has called for an overhaul of the powers held by the Natural Resources Sectoral Committee. Ramjattan’s demand centres around the committee’s ability to summon major corporations, including ExxonMobil, for questioning regarding their operations in Guyana.
In a recent statement, Ramjattan argued that decisions made by previous committees should not constrain the actions of current ones. He highlighted a July 21, 2024, decision by the 14th Meeting of the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources to visit companies like Bai Shan Lin – Kwakwani and Linden instead of calling them in for questioning. Ramjattan contended that this decision was being incorrectly used as a precedent to prevent the current Natural Resources Committee from summoning ExxonMobil.