The parliamentary opposition is seeking full disclosure of all local contractors who have been awarded billion-dollar government contracts, amid concerns that the administration’s bid to retain a role in the granting of awards is motivated by a desire to ensure its friends are beneficiaries.
AFC Chairman Nigel Hughes told reporters on Thursday that the call for the identification of contractors who have received contracts valued at $1B and above comes in wake of former Speaker Ralph Ramkarran’s recent accusations that the PPP-led administration has been compromised by its link to three groups who finance the party’s leadership, which in turn serves their interests.
“In light of Mr. Ramkarran’s disclosure, the AFC calls for the immediate release of all contractors and businessmen who have been beneficiaries of government contracts for sums in excess of one billion Guyana dollars and the publication of the circumstances in
