Confirming that the PPP has hired a US-based public relations firm to advance its political position in Washington DC, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the $34M price tag and the legal costs associated with the no-confidence case, were paid via donations from supporters locally and abroad.
“We are happy with the firm that we have recruited, we’re happy that they are a bi-partisan firm, we are happy that this firm is effective and we believe that they will get the message out to Washington, which is one for free and fair elections. It is a universal value and we believe with their help we can counter the lies…We are doing this for Guyana. We are paying money from the PPP fund for Guyana,” he said during his press conference yesterday.
Jagdeo faced numerous questions on the party’s decision to hire Mercury Public Affairs. The company is one of the lobbying groups named in the indictment against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime deputy, Richard Gates, news media outlets in the US have reported.
