By Abigail Headley
Stating that he has never rigged or supported the rigging of any elections, former Prime Minister Hamilton Green has apologized for a statement he made recently which suggested that he was calling for, and supporting the rigging of elections.
During the airing of the LFS Burnham Foundation Annual Commemorative Symposium last week, Green was heard saying, “… if they say he (former Prime Minister and President Forbes Burnham) rig elections I say we should keep rigging to save us from these devils, these bastards, these demons that we have”.
When contacted by Stabroek News about the statement, the former Mayor of Georgetown, while stating that it was imprudent for him to have made it at such a forum, stated, “I openly apologise to my wife, family, friends, and detractors… for any discomfort I may have caused by my words”.
