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Govt never consulted party on oil & gas sector – WPA

August 10, 2018

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has lashed out at the APNU/AFC coalition Government for not extending its hand for any consultations with the party on critical matters relating to the State’s impending oil and gas sector.
During a press conference at WPA Party Headquarters in Queenstown, Georgetown on Thursday, the WPA called on the ruling Administration to establish a Renewable Energy Ministry.
The call for this establishment comes despite the Ministry of the Presidency’s assuming responsibility of the petroleum sector from Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman in January, 2018.
The WPA, which forms part of the APNU, said Government should establish the

WPA Headquarters in Queenstown, Georgetown

Renewable Energy Ministry to frame the sector’s policy and implement actions to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs, and advance non-carbon energy technologies.
That party’s calls for openness and transparency are seemingly coming from the wilderness, as described by WPA executive and political analyst Dr. David Hinds, who however is adamant that the party will continue to fight for its voice in the coalition, as it has always believed in power sharing since its 1974 inception.
“The WPA is not a ‘yes’ partner in the coalition; we are not yes men. Along with the PNC, we worked very hard to bring the APNU into being, and the Coalition (Government) into being. We believe in coalition politics, but we are not prepared to be part of a coalition where we just go along,” Dr Hinds asserted.
When the party was further probed, another executive, Tacuma Ogunseye pointed out that the APNU does not have an adequate forum within which its partners can meet for pre-consultations.
Ogunseye said that while the major decisions are made by Cabinet, the parties that constitute the APNU do not have a say beforehand. He said that while this situation has been ongoing for the last two years, nothing has been done to resolve it.
Meanwhile, that party, in a release, said it was the first party to call on Government to publically release the oil contract with US-based oil giant ExxonMobil. WPA highlighted that the current Administration, of which it is part, did not consult with its leaders on the oil and gas industry that it expects to improve the economic prospects of Guyana.
“Although WPA is a member of the governing coalition, and have within our ranks persons with known expertise on the economics of oil and gas, we have never been consulted or briefed on the negotiations,” the party pointed out.
The WPA, however, says it’s optimistic about the nation’s future, despite the inevitable challenges. As of August 1, 2018, Environmental Economist Dr Mark Bynoe was appointed to Head the Department of Energy. ExxonMobil is expected to pump Guyana’s first oil by 2020.

https://guyanatimesgy.com/govt...-oil-gas-sector-wpa/

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Mr.TI pity the fool

Why should any government consult their party? Government officials are elected to make and take decisions, not take orders from their party. Is who running the country? Isn't it the people who were voted into office?

8/11/182:34 AM

Former Member

WPA is part of the coalition and should be consulted on any government matters. Well the dictator in government. It’s the same old PNC hogs. Even GNI Django - correspondent to Congress place was kept in the dark about Trotman

8/11/185:16 AM

Former Member

In a coalition it is prudent though not imperative for the senior party to consult with its junior partners on major issues like oil and gas. This isn't the first time the WPA has openly expressed dissatisfaction over the manner Granger has been manhandling them. At one point Roopnarine even tendered his resignation as minister but Granger cajoled him to withdraw it. Clearly Granger is abusive to his coalition partners. Even the JP man Jaipaul Sharma had threatened to resign.

8/11/187:23 AM

Mr.TI pity the fool

It's not for any party to decide what happens with our oil and gas. It's the will of the people that counts. We as Guyanese should not be pushed around and then let parties carve up the spoils. There will be blood baths if either the PNC or PPP try to rob us from our inherited rights to the wealth.

8/11/188:53 AM

Former Member

Mr.T posted:
Why should any government consult their party? Government officials are elected to make and take decisions, not take orders from their party. Is who running the country? Isn't it the people who were voted into office?

Burnham must have been a guy after your own heart. He made all the decisions without consultation from anyone within his party. This is called dictatorship, the same that you accused Jagdeo.

8/11/1811:38 AM

Mr.TI pity the fool

Drugb posted:
Mr.T posted:
Why should any government consult their party? Government officials are elected to make and take decisions, not take orders from their party. Is who running the country? Isn't it the people who were voted into office?
Burnham must have been a guy after your own heart. He made all the decisions without consultation from anyone within his party. This is called dictatorship, the same that you accused Jagdeo.

Like you don't know what a government is. Once you have to seek refuge in the name Burnham you are clutching at straws.

8/11/184:03 PM

Former Member

Mr.T posted:
Drugb posted:
Mr.T posted:
Why should any government consult their party? Government officials are elected to make and take decisions, not take orders from their party. Is who running the country? Isn't it the people who were voted into office?
Burnham must have been a guy after your own heart. He made all the decisions without consultation from anyone within his party. This is called dictatorship, the same that you accused Jagdeo.
Like you don't know what a government is. Once you have to seek refuge in the name Burnham you are clutching at straws.

Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. To deny burnhamism in this current PNC is a serious case of denial. History will be the judge of this dictatorship that have sold the nation's wealth to exxon for a fraction of what it is worth.

8/11/185:26 PM

Mr.TI pity the fool

Those who dwell on the past in Guyana have only bad intentions for the country. Worse still are those who have no vision, only hatred and mouth but no balls to make a difference. DrugB you only interested in bad mouthing Guyana. Let's face it.

8/11/187:18 PM

Former Member

Mr.T posted:
Those who dwell on the past in Guyana have only bad intentions for the country. Worse still are those who have no vision, only hatred and mouth but no balls to make a difference. DrugB you only interested in bad mouthing Guyana. Let's face it.

Guyana or the corrupt dictatorship that has given away the country's oil resources to Exxon for lil and nothing, just for a few million in bribes for personal gain of party members?

8/11/189:45 PM

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