Jagdeo tells Lindeners $25b spent in power subsidy over last 10 years

Bharrat Jagdeo speaking at the Wismar rally

By Jeff Trotman

Stating that PPP/C governments had spent enormous sums on Linden including $25b in power subsidies in the last 10 years, former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday urged Lindeners to ignore bullying and to vote for his party.

Amid criticism that the party has strayed from the teachings of the Jagans, he declared that members of the PPP/C family are proud “because we have remained faithful to the philosophy of the party because it is forever open to people of all races and religion (and) will always work with people to improve their lives”.

Speaking at a political rally at Lieukenpen Corner, Silvertown, Wismar yesterday, Jagdeo said the record of the