Joey Jagan urges PPP/C to hold local gov’t elections before year over

Cheddi Joey Jagan Jr

Cheddi (Joey) Jagan (Jr), who was a candidate for the PPP/C at the 2011 general elections, has called on the government to convene local government elections before the end of the year.

In a letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News, Jagan said “Local elections in one year was the promise made to me personally by the President (Donald Ramotar) when he enlisted my support in the last 2011 elections and as a candidate on the PPP/Civic list, I am pleading with that party to hold local elections before