Jagdeo alarmed at foreign mission’s ‘vested’ stake in polls

President Bharrat Jagdeo responding to questions posed by army officers at the GDF Officers’ Conference (GINA Photo)

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he was very concerned about a recent revelation that a foreign country has a “vested interest” in the upcoming general and regional elections. He did not name the country.

Bharrat Jagdeo

Addressing the annual officers’ conference of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Jagdeo said he heard “word coming of a mission here that they have vested interest in our elections.” He added, “Now you can have interest, we welcome assistance. But I am afraid of what vested interest has