Jagdeo, Bulkan trade blame for not reaching compromise on tied local gov’t councils

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday accused government of reneging on a commitment to share leadership of the six local government councils that were equally split between the PPP/C and APNU+AFC but Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan said it was the PPP/C who refused to compromise.

Jagdeo told reporters at a press conference at Freedom House that he had offered to come to an agreement with government on the Mabaruma Township and five Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) where there were ties in the number of seats awarded