Ramjattan guns for Jagdeo on asset declaration

Former President and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo

–ducks TI and UN codes for govt officials to do same

In an article published in another section of the media, Public Security Minister and Vice President Khemraj Ramjattan threatened to put former President and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo “in his place”.

He exclaimed: “He (Jagdeo) must be put to his place in that regard. I, Khemraj Ramjattan, will certainly put him to his place.”

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Jail for all thiefman....

Ramjattan was alleging the Opposition Leader is obsessed with “being in charge”

and refuses to accept the reality the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition is now ruling the country.

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Respect

the will of the People....

“But he must know that he is not in charge,

he is no longer running things, and this country is now in better hands,” Ramjattan is quoted as saying.

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Jagan Never Thief....

and under Jagan....

PPP won every Election...

When contacted for a comment, a senior PPP/C official simply stated that Ramjattan is clearly a very “bitter” individual who is using every opportunity to baselessly attack the Opposition Leader.

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Jagdeo thiefing casuse

PPP to lose the 2015 Election....

Public Security Minister and Vice President Khemraj Ramjattan

Ramjattan was at the time stubbornly refusing to address the issue of an across-the-board public declaration of assets. He insisted Guyanese should not be interested in the wealth of the governing APNU+AFC parliamentarians but should rather focus on the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) members.

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Rav Dev

Racist Lies

Cannot make Jagdeo

President Again....

According to the article, Ramjattan argued that the idea of having an across-the-board public declaration of assets is “wholly outrageous”. He contended that APNU+AFC parliamentarians are not wealthy and the public should not focus on their assets.

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Jagdeo when confronted

Say Jagan was a wealthy man....

Where did this Thiefman

get these lies from?

“So it is not about us, the public has no reason to be interested in our wealth …,” Ramjattan continued to insist.

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Jagdeo cannot explain how

he became so Rich today....

In response, the PPP/C official pointed out it is not up to Ramjattan to decide what the public should be interested in nor is it up to his judgment or concern whether a parliamentarian is wealthy. “It seems as though Ramjattan has something to hide … why does he not come clean and have everyone declare their assets?” the official questioned.

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AFC/APNU

should Jail Jagdeo....

The PPP/C maintains its position all parliamentarians should publicly declare their assets and leave it up to the public to judge them based on their wealth. In fact, Opposition Leader Jagdeo has been calling on the Government to act upon this initiative but the Administration is yet to make a move.

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After Jagdeo is Behind Bars....

you must go after the others...

Instead, Ramjattan was adamant that only Jagdeo and PPP/C officials should be the ones to declare their assets.

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Jail all them Funny Fellas....

Ramjattan seemed not to understand why APNU+AFC parliamentarians as well should declare their assets.

But Jagdeo time and time again explained that in keeping with the interest of transparency and accountability, all Members of Parliament should declare their assets to the public.

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Jagdeo trying

to stay out of Jail....

This proposal came in light of the many accusations against him and other PPP/C officials about having large sums of monies hidden away in private accounts.

Additionally, Jagdeo had pledged his support for all MPs to make public their payment of taxes during the last 10 years.

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Start at the Top

Jail Jagdeo now....

He explained that a law can be passed to allow the parliamentarians to deposit affidavits in the National Assembly so any member of the public can visit and check to see the assets each MP has abroad, noting that similar provision can be made for the public availability of the taxes paid by each MP.

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The Law is there....

AFC-APNU must act now....

Previously, Jagdeo explained that if such information was made public, then the “wild charges” could then be investigated.

“If the Government is in favour of transparency, it should not be opposed to these measures because they enhance transparency,” Jagdeo had posited.

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Jagan was a Honest man....

Jagdeo is a Thief.....

International pressure

Transparency International has been very vocal on the need for top politicians in any country to declare their assets.

“When they don’t, or if the figures don’t seem to add up as is happening in both Argentina and Nigeria, this can lead to both public unrest and political instability,” the international anti-corruption body posted on their website.

The organisation reminded that politicians and civil servants hold substantial power over the allocation of resources in their countries and the citizens who elect them, and who in effect pay their salaries through their tax contributions have a right to know the wealth these officials hold.

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Jagdeo thief...

and the evidence is there....

Moses & Ramjattan

must show Leadership.....

The must Stop Talking....

Time for Action.....

Joey & Nadira

expose the thiefing...

Why Jagdeo

did not Question or doubt them?

Additionally, the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which has been ratified by 166 countries, requires a legal framework for asset declarations of government officials. Guyana is one of those countries therefore, Government of Guyana is obligated to honour the conditions set out under UNCAC which provides for the public declarations of assets of government officials.

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The World is watching....

AFC-APNU must Jail Jagdeo