PPP/C executive member and campaign representative, Minister Robert Persaud, has said that Roraima Governor Jose de Anchieta Junior was not in Lethem to campaign for the PPP/C. In a statement yesterday, Persaud said that prior to the public meeting, the governor had official talks with President Jagdeo, Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues and Region Nine officials on improving relations and cross-border trade.
The meeting was held on Sunday, as it was convenient for President Jagdeo’s schedule.
The governor merely used the platform to bring greetings from the neighbouring state to the residents of Region Nine.
“It must be recognised that the two border communities (Boa Vista and Lethem) have very close people-to-people contact, and a level of interdependence and exchange,” the statement concluded.