The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday led a picketing exercise outside the headquarters of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) over the agency’s recent decision to loan $3 billion to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), saying it believes the money is intended for election campaigning.
“GGMC money for PPP campaign,” and “Pay the workers, don’t thief the people money,” were among the messages shouted by the dozen persons who protested outside the GGMC’s Brickdam headquarters yesterday.
The protest came just days after the signing of the agreement for the loan to the CH&PA to be used for the development of the housing sector. The legality of the agreement has been questioned although the GGMC has sought to defend the arrangement as permissible under the GGMC Act.
“They could not pay the workers just two weeks ago, had the workers in the sun and rain,
