Though he has drawn broad condemnation for remarks that appeared to seek a military-led uprising against the government, Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton yesterday said that executive member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Tacuma Ogunseye’s right to free speech must be respected.
Ogunseye made several claims during a WPA meeting in Buxton on March 9th and urged persons of African descent to be “battle ready.” At the location, he stated that his party along with the opposition will receive support from the Disciplined Services who “carry weapons because to me the institutions” are made up of mostly Afro-Guyanese.
Norton yesterday told a press conference that he was present at the location since he was invited by the WPA to speak at the public meeting. Touching directly on Ogunseye’s remarks, Norton said, “the Opposi-tion believes that Mr. Tacuma Ogunseye’s right to free speech must be respected even though we believe that his language could have been better chosen. The choice of his language is his preserve.”
