Dr Ramayya appointed as REO for Region Six

Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya

Former AFC Member of Parliament, Dr Veerasammy Ramayya has been appointed as the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six (East Berbice/ Corentyne), weeks after he told Stabroek News that he had quit the party as he had not been offered a suitable position by the coalition government.

Last evening, the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) called the appointment “hypocritical” as it said that the APNU+AFC government’s removal of various REOs since taking office has been that they were politically aligned.

Speaking to Stabroek News yesterday,